Mendelian Genetics
Mendelian Genetics
Suggested Time : 9 days
Objectives
Students will
describe the process of meiosis, including independent assortment and crossing over
explain how reduction division results in the formation of haploid gametes or spores
compare and contrast the processes of mitosis and meiosis
model or diagram the process of mitosis and meiosis
explain how sexual and asexual reproduction may contribute or limit genetic variation
Benchmarks Covered:
L.16.16 (Moderate) - Describe the process of meiosis, including independent assortment and crossing over. Explain how reduction division results in the formation of haploid gametes or spores.
L.16.17 (High) - Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis and relate to the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction and their consequences for genetic variation.
Essential Questions
Many inherited disorders of humans appear in children of parents who do not have the disorder. How can you explain this?
Predict the results of a cross between a rabbit homozygous dominant for black coat color (BB) and a rabbit homozygous recessive for brown coat color
Vocabulary
Genetics
Law of Segregation
Genotype
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Law of Independent Assortment
Sex-Linked Gene
Incomplete
Dominance
Codominance
Polygenic Trait
Crossing Over