Unit 4 Genetics
Unit 4: Genetics: Lesson Plans (Weeks 1 - 8)
Chapter 11: Intro to Genetics (Weeks 1-4)
Chapter 11 Power Points
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5
11.6
Chapter 11: Intro to Genetics (Weeks 1-4)
Chapter 11 Labs & Activities
Unit Project
Activity #1
Lab #1
Lab #2
Lab # 3
Chapter 12: DNA and RNA (Weeks 5-8)
Chapter 11 Power Points
12.1
12.2
12.3
12.4
12.5
Chapter 12: DNA and RNA (Weeks 5-8)
Chapter 12 Labs and Activities
Activity #1
Unit Overview
Genetics is currently being revolutionized and has been brought to the forefront of biology. The many new tools and techniques developed along with recent findings is having a profound moral, political, and socio-economic impact around the world. This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of genetics such that it will allow you to have a clear understanding of these complex issues.
Objectives: At the end of this course students should be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the facts and basic concepts covered in lecture and laboratory, including;
a. The structure and form of DNA
b. DNA replication and partitioning
c. The central dogma of molecular biology
d. Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance
e. Genetics of cancer
f. Population genetics and evolution