Genetics+and+Heredity+Basics

Reproduction and Heredity Standard #7: Recognize that every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits. These instructions are stored in the organism’s chromosomes. Heredity is the passage of these instructions from one generation to another.
 * State Standards: **

Standard # 8: Recognize that hereditary information is contained in genes located in the chromosomes of each cell. A human cell contains about 30,000 different genes on 23 different chromosomes.


 * Major Learning Targets: **
 * I can identify Mendel and summarize the work he did in genetics and state why it was significant
 * I can explain that the different forms a gene can take for a given trait are called alleles
 * I can demonstrate that when the genes for a trait combine, one may be stronger than another and express itself while the other remains hidden
 * I can recognize that not all traits are controlled by one gene, but may be controlled by several and this is why there is a great variety of ways traits are expressed
 * I can use letters to represent the alleles an organism has for a given trait
 * I can explain what the Human Genome project is and it’s implications for the future of genetics study


 * Important Concepts: **
 * Sexual reproduction allows for a great variety of traits to be expressed in offspring
 * Mendel’s work dramatically changed the way we understand what traits get passed on through generations and how
 * Even with the same two parents, each offspring still has a great variety of traits
 * I can research what the Human Genome Project is and extrapolate how it can be used in the future


 * Important Skills: **
 * Students will be able to assess the class for the presence of simple dominant and recessive traits
 * Students will be able to use the Capital/lowercase letter system for showing what alleles are present in an organism.

Create a baby- Lab and report [|__http://campbellms.typepad.com/files/phenotype-babies.pdf__]
 * Assessments and Projects in Addition to Weekly Test: **

Ethics and Genetics: Research current work in genetics and create a documentary on whether or not these practices are ethical and why. Topics: GMO’s, Designer babies, Cloning

Prentice Hall Life Science Chapter 4 Sec 1 Mendel’s Work pg 110-115
 * Resources: **

Human Genome Project [|http://www.genome.gov/10001772#al-1]

Designer Baby Ethics []

Ethics of Designer Babies []

DNA Tests and Medicine []