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

  1. Many inherited disorders of humans appear in children of parents who do not have the disorder. How can you explain this?

  2. 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


Teacher Lesson Plans

Biology Unit 10 Lesson Outline - Mendelian Genetics
FlyLab_JS_Traits.pdf