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Chapter 11 - Intro to Genetics
Goal: The student will discuss genetics and describe where chromosomes and genes are located and what their jobs are.
Terminology covered: genetics, fertilization, true-breeding, trait, hybrid, gene, allele, segregation, gamete, probability, Punnett square, homozygous, heterozygous, phenotype, genotype, independent assortment, incomplete dominance, codominance, multiple alleles, polygenic traits, homologous, diploid, haploid, meiosis, tetrad, crossing-over, gene map, dihybrid, F1 cross, F2 cross, recombinant, recombination, test-cross
Chapter 12 - DNA and RNA
Goal: The students will examine the appearance and function of DNA, RNA, and the possible errors in the DNA code.
Terminology covered: transformation, bacteriophage, nucleotide, base pairing, chromatin, histone, replication, DNA polymerase, gene, messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, Transfer RNA, transcription, RNA polymerase, promoter, intron, exon, codon, translation, anticodon, mutation, point mutation, frameshift mutation, polyploidy, adenine, cytosine, deletion, guanine, nitrogen base, purine, pyrimidine, thymine, uracil
Chapter 13 Genetic Engineering
Goal: The students will be able to understand breeding and how to manipulate DNA.
Vocabulary: selective breeding, hybridization, inbreeding, genetic engineering, restriction enzyme, gel electrophoresis, recombinant DNA, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), plasmid, genetic marker, transgenic, clone