2/19/14 105th Day of School Learning goal (7.L.2.2): I will be able to identify the probabilities of the outcomes of Punnett squares. Due Today: Late work Evening Assignment: Complete Punnett Square/Probabilities Problems
Genetics Vocabulary Flashcards due 2/21/14 Acquired Trait Acquired trait Inherited trait Sexual reproduction Heredity DNA Chromosome Gene Allele On the FRONT Definition/characteristics: A trait or characteristic that is developed or learned through life. Traits you aren’t born with. Traits GENERALLY not controlled by DNA. Examples: Walking, speaking English, dyed hair, pierced ears, Glasses, skin cancer? On the BACK Genotypes Phenotype Dominant Recessive Gregor Mendel Pea Plants Punnett Square Monohybrid cross Homozygous (Purebred) Heterozygous (Hybrid)
Gregor Mendel PowerPoint due 2/18/14 Your PowerPoint should include the following slides: Slide #1: Who is Gregor Mendel? (include his biography and a picture.) Slide #2: Pea Plant Experiment What did he do? Slide #3: Pea Plant Experiment What did he discover? Slide #4: Father of Genetics Why is he called this? Significance? Contribution to genetics?
Mendel Monohybrid Cross View the Mendel Pea Plant Video below to help you understand how alleles are represented on a Punnett square.
Patterns of heredity can be predicted. McDougal Littell textbook p. 111C Read pages C in the yellow textbook.
Punnett Square & Probability McDougal Littell Page C113
Probability as a Ratio & Percentage McDougal Littell Page C113
Punnett Square Practice On a sheet of paper complete the following problems after reviewing the example problem:
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Evening Assignment Tonight… 1.Complete late work. 2.Complete Punnett square/Probabilities problems. Quiz is Friday!