Biology B: Genetics Unit

Day 1

 Go over Course Information Sheet

Day 2

Construct Interactive Notes for the Genetics Unit. Staple a blank sheet of white paper to 9 sheets of college-ruled notebook paper. Number the pages as shown in the powerpoint below. 

Introduction to genetics (pg 2)

Output: Genetic wheel (pg 3)

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Reading Worksheet 12.1

Vocab Words A-1: Make flashcards using index cards. Write the word on one side and the definition on the other side of each card. Use the definitions in the glossary of your textbook

Genetics

Allele

Principle of dominance

Segregation

Gamete

Homozygous

Heterozygous

Phenotype

Genotype

Independent assortment

Day 3

Mendel (pg 4)

Modeling Mendel’s experiment (pg 5)

Video: Crash course heredity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBezq1fFUEA

Day 4

Mendel’s Laws (pg 6)

Practice Problem and Independent assortment simulation (pg 7)

RWS 12.2

Day 5

Dragon Genetics

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Day 6

Punnett Squares (pg 8)

Guinea pigs handout (pg 9)

Day 7

Dihybrid Cross (pg 10)

Dihybrid cross Diagram (pg 11)

Day 8

Incomplete/Co-dominance (pg 12)

Practice problem (pg 13)

Blood types (pg 13)

Day 9

Multiple alleles (pg 14)

Practice Problem (pg 15)

Day 10

Sex-linked traits (pg 16)

Practice problems (pg 17)

Day 11

Pedigrees (pg 18)