Genetics

Tuesday 4/23/2024 

Today's Focus: Incomplete Dominance and Codominance Crosses (continued)

Bell Question

1. Please take out your Incomplete Dominance and Codominance worksheet.

2. In humans there is a gene for hair texture. One allele is for straight hair and the other allele is for curly hair. People can be born with wavy hair though.

   1. • What kind of gene is hair texture, incomplete dominance or codominance?

        1. • How do you know?

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. As a class we will finish working through the Incomplete Dominance and Codominance worksheet.

  2. With anytime remaining, I will give students time to finish the Chicken Genetics Gizmo.

     • • This is homework if not finished by the end of this block.

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question

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1. login to Gizmos

2. Incomplete Dominance and Codominance worksheet

Thursday 4/11/2024 

Today's Focus: Incomplete Dominance and Codominance Crosses (continued)

Bell Question

1. Please login to Gizmos and open the Chicken Genetics Gizmo.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. After receiving the student worksheet for the Chicken Genetics Gizmo, work through the Gizmo and answer the questions on the worksheet.

     • • The Gizmo will focus on codominant traits, a concept we discussed during our last 2 classes.

  2. If any time remains in the block, continue working on the Incomplete Dominance and Codominance worksheet.

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question

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1. login to Gizmos

2. Incomplete Dominance and Codominance worksheet

Tuesday 4/9/2024 

Today's Focus: Multiple Allele Crosses Review / Incomplete Dominance and Codominance Crosses

Bell Question

1. If parents are heterozygous (having 2 different alleles) for blood type with one parent having A blood and the other parent having B, what blood types can their children have?

   1. • Set-up a Punnett Square in your notebook to answer the question and then provide a written answer.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. After going over the answer to the Bell Question, we will discuss the answers to the first 2 questions on the Multiple Allele Crosses worksheet.

     • • Students will then work through the mixed-up babies problem (#3) on the Multiple Allele Crosses worksheet.

  2. We will then watch half of the Amoeba Sisters video below.

     • • We will just watch the sections on Incomplete Dominance and Codominance traits

  3. As a class we will then work through the Incomplete Dominance and Codominance worksheet together.

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question

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Wednesday 4/3/2024 

Today's Focus: Eclipse Wrap-up / Genetic Variation Review /Multiple Allele Crosses

Bell Question

1. Please login to Gizmos and open the 3D Eclipse Gizmo

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. We will finish our eclipse discussion by discussing the moon's orbit and why we don't have more eclipses.

  2. Students will then review Punnett Squares and how to determine genetic variation as we go over the Genetic Variation Practice Sheet and the Genetic Variation Response Sheet

  3. We will then work through the mixed-up babies problem on the Multiple Allele Crosses worksheet.

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question

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Monday 4/1/2024 

Today's Focus: Eclipses

Bell Question

1. No Bell Question, login to Gizmos and open the Phases of the Moon Gizmo

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. We will watch through the Phases of the Moon & Eclipse Gizmos as we discuss the next Monday's Gizmo.

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question

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Thursday 3/28/2024 

Today's Focus: Multiple Allele Crosses

Bell Question

1. With respect to HOW genes are expressed which Larkey feature is not like the rest?

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. We will watch the Amoeba Sisters video on Multiple Alleles and Blood Types.

  2. We will then discuss your Blood Types notes and work through the Blood Typing Practice worksheet.

  3. We will then work through the Multiple Allele Crosses, Blood Types worksheet

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question

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Monday 3/18/2024 

Today's Focus: Heredity - One trait cross

Bell Question

1. No Bell Question.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. Go to Google Classroom:

     • • open the Mouse Genetics - One Trait assignment and the student worksheet

         1. • If you prefer a physical copy you can print the student worksheet.

       • Login to Gizmos

       • Complete the student worksheet while you work through the Gizmo.

Exit Question:

• 1. No exit question

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