Date: Feb 9, 2015 Page:Table of Contents p. 1. W. O. D: Last 5 pages Date: Feb 9, 2015 Page:Table of Contents p. 1 W.O.D: Last 5 pages Warm-ups:Front Cover W.O.D: Genotype = Genetic make-up of traits, or an entire organism (No need to write if you already have this). Question: What is the difference between phenotype and genotype?
Vocab words for Thursday Homozygous = Two copies of the same allele of a trait (AA, aa) Heterozygous = One dominant and one recessive allele for a trait (Aa) Phenotype = physical appearance of an organism (observable traits) Genotype = Genetic make-up of traits, or an entire organism Dominant = Allele that is expressed as the phenotype in heterozygous pairs (Aa) Recessive = Allele that is not expressed in heterozygous pairs (Aa)
New Table Of Contents p. 25 Vocab Matching/Punnett Square practice p. 26 Punnett Square Work Sheet/Notes p. 27
Step one: Know the parents Is the parent heterozygous (they carry a DOMINANT and a recessive trait): Tt Or homozygous dominant (they carry two DOMINANT traits): TT Or homozygous recessive (they carry two recessive traits): tt
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Locations
What populations are most affected by Sickle Cell Anemia? Reflection: What populations are most affected by Sickle Cell Anemia?
Robin Johnson: Two truths and a lie: I will volunteer once a week at MERC I love bananas I have this cartoon up in my kitchen at home for Thanskgiving. <-