Basic Genetics

Mrs. Gibson

Biology

Nute High School

Name: _____________________________________

Unit 4: Basic Genetics

Due Date: 11/6/06 

Objectives: At the end of this unit you will be able to:

1. Describe the structure of a chromosome.
2. State the number of chromosomes found in the body cells.
3. Explain how an abnormal number of chromosomes arises in a cell.
4. Discuss the importance of the X and Y chromosomes in development.
5. Use a Punnett square to predict the results of monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.
6. Identify five factors that influence patterns of heredity.
7. Explain how mutations can cause genetic disorders.
8. List two genetic disorders, and describe their causes and symptoms.
9. Explain what sex-linked traits are, and give and example.
10. Describe how a pedigree is constructed and analyzed.

Required Assignments. (This means you MUST do them.) 

_____ 1. Watch the movie “Gattaca.”  Be able to answer questions.  

_____ 2. Guided genetics case study 

_____ 3. Group Genetics Case Study presentations 

Required notes for this section.  (Again … this means you MUST do them.)

_____ 1. Chromosomes and Karyotyping 

_____ 2. Punnett Squares 

_____ 3. Mutations  

_____ 4. Genetic Disorders  

_____ 5. Pedigrees

_______________“C” Level: (TP Level): 40 points are necessary for a C.

        (CP & Honors Level): 50 points necessary for a C. 

Basic Reading Assignments (for those that like book information) 

___ 1. Read pages 258 – 268 on Mendel.  Be able to answer questions (5 points)  

___2. Read pages 314 – 320 in your book on pedigrees.  Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 3. Read pages 321 – 328 in your book on complex patterns of inheritance.  Be able to answer questions.  (5 points) 

___ 4. Read pages 329 – 335 in your book on complex inheritance of human traits.  Be able to answer questions.  (5 points) 

___ 5. Read the handout entitled “Mendel’s Genetics”.  Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

Hands-on Lab-type activities to help you learn the basic concepts. 

___ 6. Complete the lab entitled, “Investigating Human Chromosomes”. (5 points) 

___ 7. Complete the lab entitled, “A Human Pedigree”. (10 points) 

___ 8. Complete the lab entitled “Monster Breeding”.  Get the numbers from me.  (5 points) 

___ 9. Complete the “Case of the Long-Lost Son”. (10 points) 

___ 10. Complete the problem solving lab on page 268. (5 points) 

___ 11. Read the handout entitled, “Supplementary Topic 4 – Heredity and the Environment.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 12. Read the handout entitled, “Supplementary Topic 5 – Mothers and Fetuses: Whose rights are more important?” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 13. Read the handout entitled, “Research News – Current Literature.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 14. Complete the Math Connections – A Solution from Ratios reading on page 282 in your book. Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

Stuff that involves you doing outside stuff (putting together what you’ve learned). 

___ 15. Find a current event from a newspaper or magazine that relates to genetics.  Highlight the 5 most important sentences and write a minimum of 3 sentence summary. (5 points) 

___ 16. Make flashcards of the vocabulary. (10 points) 

___ 17. Design a handout that tells about a genetic disorder.  This handout should also include a Punnett square to illustrate the chance of offspring inheriting the disorder from parents who are carriers. (10 points)

___ 18. Complete the lab entitled, “How can genes of offspring be predicted?”  Be able to answer questions. (10 points) 

Worksheets (use either information gathered in your notes or refer to your book for help)

Easy Worksheets

___ 19. Complete the worksheet entitled, “Interpreting Information in a Pedigree”.  (5 points) 

___ 20. Complete the karyotype activity entitled, “What runs in the family.” (10 points) 

___ 21. Complete the handout entitled, “Bikini Bottom Genetics.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 22. Complete the handout entitled, “Bikini Bottom Genetics 2.”  Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 23. Complete the handout entitled, “Bikini Bottom Genetics – Incomplete Dominance.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 24. Complete the handout entitled, “Oompah Loompa Genetics.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 25. Complete the handout entitled, “Genetics Practice Problems – Simple.”  Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

More Difficult Worksheets

___ 26. Complete the content mastery handout entitled, “Mendel and Meiosis  (5 points) 

___ 27. Complete the handout entitled, “Tracking the high-cholesterol gene.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 28. Complete the reinforcement and study guide worksheet entitled, “Mendel and meiosis.”  Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 29. Complete the problem solving worksheet entitled, “tracing a family tree and calculating probabilities.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 30. Complete the chapter assessment worksheet entitled, “applying scientific methods.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 31. Complete the handout entitled, “Selecting for better food.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 

___ 32. Complete the problem solving worksheet entitled, “Patterns of heredity and human genetics.” Be able to answer questions. (5 points) 
 
 
 

Online Stuff 

___ 33. (CP only) Head to the following site:

http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/geframe.html

Visit the different links.  Tell me what you’ve learned. (5 points) 

___ 34. Go to the following site

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html

• Read the introduction.
• Complete the assignment. (5 points) 

“B” Level: Choose ANY ONE. ________________

___ 1. Complete the lab entitled “Determination of Genotypes from Phenotypes in Humans”

___ 2. Complete the lab entitled “How Can Karyotype Analysis Detect Genetic Disorders”  

___ 3. Complete the lab entitled, “How well does a punnet square predict the actual ratios”  

“A” Level: Choose one.  

___ 1. Create a pedigree from at least 10 relatives. 

___ 2. Think about how genetics affects people’s lives.  Write a short biography of a historical figure or an entertainment or sports celebrity.  Identify the physical and personality traits that make the person stand out.

Vocabulary for Basic Genetics

heredity

trait

genetics

gamete

fertilization

zygote

pollination

hybrid

allele

dominant

recessive

law of segregation

phenotype

genotype

homozygous

heterozygous

law of independent assortment

diploid

haploid

homologous chromosomes

pedigree

carrier

fetus

incomplete dominance

codominant allele

multiple allele

autosome

sex chromosome

sex-linked trait

polygenic inheritance

karyotype