Unit 4 Genetics IntroDoc

Last updated over 4 years ago

10 Nsɛmmisa

Standards 3.B.4 and 4.B.2

Essential Questions

You will be able to answer:

How is genetic information expressed in physical traits?
How does variation arise in populations?

The Learning Goals:

I can use Punnett Squares to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.
I can analyze data to find evidence that organisms with advantageous traits increase in populations relative to organisms without those traits.

Watch this video to remind yourself of the similarities (including DNA, RNA and gene expression) found among all living things.

Complete the EdPuzzle titled "DNA, Chromosomes, Genes and Traits (Intro to Heredity) (This is posted in Google Classroom.) You will receive your normal EdPuzzle points.

Unit 4 Genetics IntroDoc

Last updated over 4 years ago

10 Nsɛmmisa

Standards 3.B.4 and 4.B.2

Essential Questions

You will be able to answer:

How is genetic information expressed in physical traits?
How does variation arise in populations?

The Learning Goals:

I can use Punnett Squares to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.
I can analyze data to find evidence that organisms with advantageous traits increase in populations relative to organisms without those traits.

Watch this video to remind yourself of the similarities (including DNA, RNA and gene expression) found among all living things.

ENGAGE
Reflect on the previous unit as we begin this new content.
What do you remember well and what do you need to study again?

Complete the EdPuzzle titled "DNA, Chromosomes, Genes and Traits (Intro to Heredity) (This is posted in Google Classroom.) You will receive your normal EdPuzzle points.

EXPLORE

What this video about inheritance and then this video about traits.

Why do you have more traits in common with close relatives than distant ones?

What two things determine your traits?

EXPLAIN

Watch this video about genetic recombination.

What are the different versions of genes called?

How many copies of each gene does each gamete have?

CONNECT

Watch this video about genes and adaptations.

What two sources of variation in a population are random?

Which can adapt (in biological terms), an individual or a population?

EXPLORE MORE

Read the passage explaining Dominant and Recessive traits.

What is the difference between dominant and recessive traits?

Are dominant traits always more common than recessive traits in populations?

EXTEND

Check out our new vocabulary terms at Quizlet.

Practice your vocabulary terms and definitions. Screenshot and paste evidence of your practice. (Make sure your name shows in the right corner of your screenshot.)
If you have trouble pasting your screenshot here, I have also created a dropbox in Google Classroom where you can post it as well.

Unit 4 Genetics IntroDoc

Unit 4 Genetics IntroDoc

ENGAGEReflect on the previous unit as we begin this new content.What do you remember well and what do you need to study again?

Why do you have more traits in common with close relatives than distant ones?

What two things determine your traits?

What are the different versions of genes called?

How many copies of each gene does each gamete have?

What two sources of variation in a population are random?

Which can adapt (in biological terms), an individual or a population?

What is the difference between dominant and recessive traits?

Are dominant traits always more common than recessive traits in populations?

Practice your vocabulary terms and definitions. Screenshot and paste evidence of your practice. (Make sure your name shows in the right corner of your screenshot.)If you have trouble pasting your screenshot here, I have also created a dropbox in Google Classroom where you can post it as well.

ENGAGEReflect on the previous unit as we begin this new content.What do you remember well and what do you need to study again?

Why do you have more traits in common with close relatives than distant ones?

What two things determine your traits?

What are the different versions of genes called?

How many copies of each gene does each gamete have?

What two sources of variation in a population are random?

Which can adapt (in biological terms), an individual or a population?

What is the difference between dominant and recessive traits?

Are dominant traits always more common than recessive traits in populations?

Practice your vocabulary terms and definitions. Screenshot and paste evidence of your practice. (Make sure your name shows in the right corner of your screenshot.)If you have trouble pasting your screenshot here, I have also created a dropbox in Google Classroom where you can post it as well.

ENGAGE
Reflect on the previous unit as we begin this new content.
What do you remember well and what do you need to study again?

Practice your vocabulary terms and definitions. Screenshot and paste evidence of your practice. (Make sure your name shows in the right corner of your screenshot.)
If you have trouble pasting your screenshot here, I have also created a dropbox in Google Classroom where you can post it as well.

ENGAGE
Reflect on the previous unit as we begin this new content.
What do you remember well and what do you need to study again?

Practice your vocabulary terms and definitions. Screenshot and paste evidence of your practice. (Make sure your name shows in the right corner of your screenshot.)
If you have trouble pasting your screenshot here, I have also created a dropbox in Google Classroom where you can post it as well.