Animal Genetics 

Standard ANS5 and Learning Target

Friday, November 7, 2025

Objective: Identify major terms used in genetics

Leading Question: Where are genes found?

Discuss slides 1-6 on genetics

Genetic Vocabulary Activity

Read Phys.org Article: Dairy Cattle Geneticist Finds Mutant Gene Threatening Holstein Calves 

SAE page 3 is due today

SAE circles

Monday, November 10, 2025

Objective: Determine heritable traits in dairy cattle

Leading Question: What is the difference between a genotype and phenotype? 

Discuss slides 7-11

Watch Animal Science Basics: Genetics videos on iCEV

Finish Holstein packet

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Objective: Determine heritability of traits in sheep

Leading Question: What is the difference between complete dominance, co-dominance and incomplete dominance?

Watch Animal Science Basics: Genetics videos on iCEV

Review with a monohybrid and dihybrid cross

Sheep Genetics Activity

Read Human Biology - Genetics of Inheritance

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Objective: Demonstrate how genetics are used in the industry

Leading Question:  What is a sex linked trait?

Watch Animal Science Basics: Genetics videos on iCEV

Genetics vocabulary Bingo

Blueprints activity

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Objective: Evaluate EPD's

Leading Question: What are EPD's?

Discuss slides 12-13

Read EPD article - big idea posters

Discuss EPD's

Example Beef performance records

Read USDA-NIFA: Animal Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics 

Friday, November 14, 2025

Objective: Evaluate EPD's

Leading Question: What traits are used to determine EPD's?

Cow/Calf scenario

Ram lamb selection activity 

Monday, November 17, 2025

Objective: Determine how RNA and DNA differ

Leading Question: What is the difference between RNA and DNA?

RNA vs. DNA

Complete the venn diagram

Watch videos on iCEV relating to DNA and RNA

SAE project check work

Read Human Biology - Chromosomes and Genes

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Objective: Describe the difference between mitosis and meiosis

Leading Question: Where does meiosis occur?

Discuss mitosis and meiosis

Mitosis/meiosis video

Complete the comparison of mitosis and meiosis worksheet.

Mitosis/meiosis simulation

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Objective: Demonstrate how protein synthesis occurs

Leading Question: What is heritability?

Watch Genetics 101

Genetics Quiz

Turn in genetics interactive notebook