Exceptions to basic Mendelian Genetics

So now that we are all comfortable with Basic Mendelian Genetics.  What happens when the rules aren't followed as expected?

Watch the education portal video on incomplete and co-dominance

Incomplete dominance problems go on pgs 25-26

Dihybrid practice (pgs 20-23) & adaptive curriculum

Please finish the pages you received Friday from the sub.

pgs 20-21 Genetic crosses with 2 traits
pgs 22-23 Guinnea pig dihybrid practice


Once those are complete (as well as the problems on pgs 16 & 17 that you can use 18-19 for work space to solve), please go to adaptivecurriculum.com and work on the genetics lesson that has been assigned.  

Also, the section in education portal about genetics is very helpful. Click here to go to those modules.

pgs 12-15 Genetics Vocab and more Punnett Squares

Happy Tuesday!!  Hope everyone enjoyed the extra day off :)

Today we are starting with a review of the genetics vocab from last week.  These words need to go on pg 12 of your notebook.  See the slide below if you missed it

Leave pg 13 blank -- I will give you the page for that tomorrow

Moving onto some practice problems, work at your table on the SpongeBob Genetics sheets that go on pgs 14-15

Intro to Mendel and Notebook thus far

A short PowerPoint on Mendel and what your data means and why it is important (from the gleeps lab)

Your Table of Contents so far should look like this (please make sure that all of the pages are complete for the notebook check on Tuesday

Week 2 (spring semester) block day Gleeps and Eggs

Remember to check the blog for assignments and announcements for the class

Today

• Get the "gleeps" information, and tape it into pgs 8-9
• Complete the gleeps lab and clean up the beans
• continue onto "plastic egg genetics".  The instruction sheets are in the box.  Follow the instructions and write your data on pgs 10 & 11.
• If we have time, a short PowerPoint on Mendel and what your data means.

Marking up the Text & Science World Articles

pg 4 Marking up the Text explanation
pgs 5 & 6 Your body is mostly microbes article
Please continue to work on "marking up the text" with the article that goes on pgs 5 & 6.

Once that is complete, read "Fido's Family Tree" and answer the questions in the packet that goes on pg 7
Pick at least one other article to read in the magazine, we will be discussing it on Monday.

If you finish all of that, work on the genetics vocab crossword puzzle.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back! Hope everyone had a restful break :)

We ended last semester talking about cells and are going to focus on Genetics this semester.  As we talk about genetics and health, bioethical discussions are going to occur. 
Some things to think about 

• If you could design your own baby (eye color, hair color, height, intelligence, lack of diseases, etc) would you?  Where do you draw the line?
• As we look at diseases, if we could eradicate certain diseases, should we?  
• Is it better to treat the symptoms or try to find a cure?

Before we jump into the study of genetics, we are going to watch a documentary called "Under our Skin".


We will stop throughout the movie and discuss what is happening and why we should care about this disease.

Also, you need a new composition notebook for the new semester by Thursday Jan 9, 2014 :)