Unit 4: Genetics and Inheritance

Learning Targets

Genetics and Inheritance

I Can Make Predictions About Genotype & Phenotype Using Probability.

• 1. I can use the rules of probability to predict the genotypic and phenotypic outcomes of a one-trait cross.

  2. I can construct and interpret a test cross in order to determine genotype.

I Can Identify The Process Of Meiosis & Explain Its Role In Inheritance.

• 1. I can explain the role of meiosis in gamete formation.

  2. I can explain how the failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis leads to changes in the total number of chromosomes.

  3. I can interpret a karyotype and determine if meiosis occurred correctly.

I Can Describe The Relationship Between Alleles, Genes, Chromosomes, Genotype & Phenotype.

• 1. I can define the following terms: allele, gene, chromosomes, genotype, phenotype.

  2. I can distinguish between alleles, genes, and chromosomes.

  3. I can determine the phenotype based upon a particular genotype.