How do genetic mechanisms influence the inheritance and expression of traits, and how can this knowledge be applied to understand human genetic disorders?
Global Citizenship - Students will be able to understand how local decisions can impact others outside of the community and recognize that compromise may be needed in order to benefit all.
Responsibility- Students will be able to act with integrity and identify ways to positively impact society.
Collaboration- Students will be able to choose work partners based on strengths to promote the most desired outcomes.
Communication- Students will be able to provide additional context to explain content and elaborate.
Adaptive Perseverance- Students will understand that the journey matters more than the destination through deep and thoughtful reflection.
What are the differences between sex-linked and sex-influenced traits and how do these differences affect their inheritance?
How can the analysis of a pedigree be used to predict genetic traits and diagnose genetic disorders within a family?
What are some common genetic disorders that affect humans, and what are their implications for individuals and their families?
Acquiring Information - Using a variety of pieces of lab equipment to receive the most accurate data. Developing good techniques to become precise when using lab equipment. Using proper lab and problem solving skills to create data and form conclusions.
Analyzing Information - Analysis of data points that devices give, then determining if that device is accurate enough for the given task. Analysis of a situation and providing the safest environment for themselves and others within the lab.
Connecting Information - Discovering similarities and differences between the types of properties of matter and how they are determined.
Mendelian Genetics NGSS Standards
HS-LS3-3: Inheritance of Traits: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex characters of individuals are determined by the interaction of many genes and the environment.
HS-LS3-2: Inheritance of Traits: Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.
HS-LS3-3: Inheritance of Traits: Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the distribution and variation of expressed traits in a population.
Interactive genetic inheritance simulations (e.g., Learn.Genetics portal)
Pedigree analysis tools and case studies (e.g., University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center)
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