1. Heredity

2. 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)