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Genetics

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Heredity: The process in which characteristics or traits pass from parents

to offspring.Think, Pair, Share some characteristics

that you have in common with either

parent

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Tracking Down Traits Learning Experience 1

1. Review Procedures2. Rule: No person may sign the list more

than twice.

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What do you know about DNA?

Where have you

heard the term?

What was the context

or situation?

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What is DNA?

• The genetic material that carries information about an organism passed from parent to offspring

• A complete set of instructions necessary to make and maintain the human body.

• A Blueprint of the human body

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Why is DNA Interesting?

• DNA is a nonliving molecule.• There are 6 feet of it in every cell.• The human body can have as many as ten

thousand trillion cells, and almost every one of them has 6 feet of densely compacted DNA.

• DNA is unique for every individual• DNA controls all the activities in the cell from

the nucleus.• DNA is a nonreactive chemically inert

molecule

What is DNA?

Why is DNA interesting?

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DNA and Crime Solving

• Because DNA is a nonliving, nonreactive chemical molecule…

• It can be recovered from mummies over 2000 years old.

• Long-dried blood in murder investigations

• Ancient bones

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Where is DNA?

Cell

Chromosomes

Nucleus – the Control Center

Chromosomes are made of DNA

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Where is DNA?

Draw and label the relationship between

DNA and chromosomes.

Draw and label the location of DNA in

the cell

Make the Chromosome Model

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Each human Cell have 23 pairs of Chromosomes

Mother Father

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Chromosomes are made of genes

A gene is a section of DNA thatcontrols a trait ( ex. tall /short) that an

organism inherits

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A Model of a Chromosome

•Chromosomes are made up genes.

•A gene is a section of DNA (section of a chromosome) that controls a trait that an organism inherits.

•If the string of shapes represents a chromosome – what does each individual shape represent?

Gene

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Gene for the Shape of our Fingers

Gene for the Trait Brown Eye color

Gene for Tall Height

Gene for Brown Hair color

Gene for Attached vs Unattached Earlobes

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Humans Chromosomes

What are the dark lines?

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How important are chromosomes?

• Humans need all 46 chromosomes for normal development and function.

• Humans that are missing even one of the 46 chromosomes do not survive.

• Humans with more than two copies of a chromosome will not develop properly.

Downs Syndrome is causedby an extra chromosome.

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Compared to a real human chromosome, what are the limitations of the model?

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Active Learning

• Write a riddle about one or two of the following terms:– DNA, Genes, traits, chromosomes

• Write a Haiku about the importance of DNA (5-7-5 syllable pattern)

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One set of chromosomes come from the mother and one set of chromosomes come from the father.

The entire chain of shapes represent a chromosome - the individual shapes represent genes.

The offspring inherits a pair of genes for each trait. When the genes are identical the offspring is called homozgous or purebred for that trait. When the genes are different, the offspring is called heterozygous or hybrid for that trait.

Which gene pairs would make a homozygous offspring ? (similarities)

Which genes pairs would make a heterozygous? (Differences)

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What are the limitations of our model compared to the scientific model on the right?

Pair of genes

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Gene for the Shape of your Fingers

Gene for the trait Brown Eye color

Gene for Tall Height

Gene for Brown Hair color

Gene for Unattached Earlobes

Gene for Brown Eye color

Gene for Tall Height

Gene for Black Hair color

Gene for Attached Earlobes

Gene for the Shape of your Fingers

Phenotype-The physical characteristics/traits you can observe

What is the mother’s phenotype?

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Gene for the Shape of your Fingers

Gene for the trait Brown Eye color

Gene for Tall Height

Gene for Brown Hair color

Gene for Unattached Earlobes

Gene for Brown Eye color

Gene for Tall Height

Gene for Black Hair color

Gene for Attached Earlobes

Gene for the Shape of your Fingers

Genotype- The two genes that determine an organism's (offsprings) traits

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Do Your Earlobes Hang Down?

Learning Experience 2

1. After each trait is described – mark a check under Yes or No in the Me column.

2. Collect data for each trait from the entire class.

3. Graph class data for each trait

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Vocabulary

• Genotype – the two genes that determine an organisms traits

• The genotype of a tall plant that has two genes alleles for tallness is TT

• PhenotypePhenotype – The physical characteristics of an organism you can observe.

• The phenotype of a tall plant is tall, regardless of the genes it contains

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Transparent Traits Learning Experience 3

This activity models the random selection of a egg and a sperm in producing the genotype and phenotype of offspring.

Please model using the overhead prior to the students conducting the lab.

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Transparent TraitsFormative Assessment Questions

• What do the colored squares represent?• Why are the genes always removed in pairs?• Where does the organism acquire its genes?• If two colored squares are drawn, what was the organism’s

genotype? • Is the trait dominant or recessive in this organism?• What was the phenotype of this organisms?• If two clear squares were drawn, what was the organism’s

genotype?• If one clear and one colored square are drawn, what was the

organism’s genotype?• Is the trait dominant or recessive in this organism?• What was the phenotype of this organism?

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What are the limitations of the model?

Based on what you know about genetics thus far…

•Each square represents one gene on one of the 23 chromosomes.•Each gene is not selected individually – they come in packets called ____?•Human traits like eye color and hair color have multiple alleles – they are the results of one gene from the mother and one gene from the dad.

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Putting it All Together

• Homozygous• Heterozygous• Phenotype• Genotype• Dominant • Recessive

• Dragon Genetics

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Processing Using the dragon simulation as

an example:

• What was changed in order to change the appearance of the dragon?

• Therefore, a change in the ____ results in a change in the _____.

• Do you have to change the genes on both chromosomes to change the phenotype? Explain

• How is the phenotype affected by the genes being homozygous or heterozygous?

• How many different dragon combinations are possible?

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Mastering Terms

• Homozygous• Heterozygous• Phenotype• Genotype• Dominant • Recessive

• How can students demonstrate their understanding of these terms?

Term Def. in own words

Picture Example

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Gregor Mendel Father of Genetics

• The Story of Gregor Mendel

• Mendel’s Experiments: http://www.cccoe.net/genetics/mendel.html

• Dominant and Recessive Traits http://www.cccoe.net/genetics/dom_rec.html

Activities: • Interactive Guide to

Mendel’s Experiments (7th)

• Some Traits are Dominant- Animation/Activity

• http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/4/concept/

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Write a radio commerical to advertise a visit to your school by Gregor Mendel. The advertisement should include:

•Why his research impacts what we know about genetics.

•Something that would spark the interest of the students to come to the presentation.

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Genes in Action

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The Punnet Square • Use To Teach the Punnet Square: Mendel’s Punnet

Square: http://www.cccoe.net/genetics/punnett.html

• Activity: Living Punnet Square Example: 2. Two heterozygous for fingers Martians marry and have

four kids. How many of their kids will have three fingers? How many will have two? Build the living Punnett square and when you’re ready, call for the teacher.

• Punnet Squares and Dominant and Reccessive Geneshttp://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/GG/recessive.html

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Genetic Crosses and Pedigrees

• Biologica: Web Lab, Mendel’s Peas

http://biologica.concord.org/webtest1/web_labs_mendels_peas.htm

Vocabulary

• Natural occurrence is Natural Selection

• Natural selection is the process by which certain heritable traits—those that make it more likely for an organism to survive and successfully reproduce —become more common in a population over successive generations.

• Reflect back on Cody and Codette’s offspring.

• Which organisms would live to survive and pass on their genes in this environment?

• Which would not?• Which organisms

would be “naturally selected” to survive and which would not?

Cody and Codette

• Reflect back on Cody and Codette’s offspring. After the entire class has completed their organism and placed them into an environment.

• Which organisms would live to survive and pass on their genes?

• Which would not?

Vocabulary

• Selective breeding:

• The method of breeding certain organisms together that have desirable traits.

• The process of manipulating the phenotype of the offspring.

Example of Selective Breeding

Hardy – can thrive in hot climates, the beef is not as good

Tender, tasty beefDoes not thrive in hot climates

Heat resistant cattle with tender beef

Selective Breeding - Ancestry

American Bulldog

Bull Mastiff

Staffordshire Bull Terrier American Pit Bull Terrier

Selective Breeding

Try it Out!• Dog Breeding

Ethics

• Think Time

Discuss some possible positive outcomes of :•Selective Breeding•Cloning•Genetic Engineering

Discuss some possible negative outcomes of:•Selective Breeding•Cloning•Genetic Engineering

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Putting It All Together

• Sponge Bob

• Make an Acrostic from the word “Heredity”

• Create analogies using the following pairs of words:– Homozygous/heterozygous– Phenotype/genotype– Dominant/recessive

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Sexual Reproduction in Action

• Activity: Gene (Wo)Man