Heredity
Unit Essential Question What are the principal mechanisms by which living things reproduce and transmit hereditary information from parents to offspring? Mendelian genetics Law of Segregation Law of Independent Assortment Punnett squares Meiosis DNA Sugar – deoxyribose; Nitrogenous bases (A, T, G, C) Complimentary base pairing DNA replication RNA Sugar – ribose; Nitrogenous bases (A, U, G, C) Types of RNA (mRNA, tRNA, ribosomal RNA) Protein Synthesis Transcription and Translation Genetic Engineering Cloning, transgenic organisms, methods of genetic engineering (restriction enzymes, gel electrophoresis, PCR)