1. Jan. 10 – 12, 2011 Welcome Assignment
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Complete the following problem:
Parent 1 = (Hh) Heterozygous for Straight Hair
Parent 2 = (hh) Homozygous Recessive for Curly Hair
Genotype:
Homozygous Recessive _____
Homozygous dominant _____
Heterozygous _____
Phenotype:
Straight Hair______________
Curly Hair______________

2. Answers to Homework Traits#2
Phenotype
Dark Shelled = 100%
Light Shelled = 0%
Genotype
Homozygous recessive = 0% dd
Homozygous dominant = 0% DD
Heterozygous = 100% Dd #1
Phenotype
Dark Shelled = 75%
Light Shelled = 25%
Genotype
Homozygous recessive = 25% dd
Homozygous dominant = 25% DD
Heterozygous = 50% Dd DD Dd dd Dd #3
Phenotype
Big Shelled = 50%
Small Shelled = 50%
Genotype
Homozygous recessive = 50% bb
Homozygous dominant = 0% BB
Heterozygous = 50% Bb #4
Phenotype
Big Shelled = 100%
Small Shelled = 0%
Genotype
Homozygous recessive = 0% bb
Homozygous dominant = 50%BB
Heterozygous = 50%Bb Bb bb BB Bb

3. Traits for Heredity Buddies
Category
Phenotype
Dominant
Genotypes
Recessive
Genotype
Color
Blue
QQ or Qq
Yellow qq
Gender
Female XX
Male XY
Eyes
Square
EE or Ee
Round ee
Nose
Triangle
NN or Nn
Oval nn
Teeth
TT or Tt
Pointed tt
SuperPower
(Co-Dominance)
Invisibility
Flame Thrower
Invisible Flame Thrower

4. Welcome Assignment Take out your Heredity Buddies
Work as a pair to complete the Heredity Buddies form
Both partners exchange either the females or males, but not one of each.
THIS IS DUE TODAY BY THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD!!!

5. Jan 12 &13, 2011 Welcome Assignment
Take out a sheet of paper
Write name, period, and date in the upper right hand corner
Write the title “Heredity Buddies Reflection”
Copy the following benchmarks
7.5.1 Differentiate between sexual and asexual reproduction
7.5.2 Describe how an inherited trait can be determined by one or more genes
7.5.3 Explain how small changes may become big differences when comparing ancestors to offspring

6. Heredity Buddies Reflection Questions
Explain how genes from parents can produce offspring that are similar but not exactly the same.
Give an example of the above using a Punnett square.
When genes from parents combine to make a new individual is that mitosis or meiosis? Explain how you know which one it is.
Over time, generation after generation, what do you predict will be the outcome of the offspring if you compare them with the ancestors 20 generations before them?
Explain how your performance on the assignment show or does not show that you have mastered the benchmark

7. Heredity Buddies Reflection
Which GLOs were important for this assignment?
How did you achieve each GLO that you listed?
GLO1 – Self-Directed Learner
GLO2 – Community Contributor
GLO3 – Complex Thinker
GLO4 – Quality Producer
GLO5 – Effective Communicator
GLO6 – Effective and Ethical user of Technology