Life Science February 2012

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		1 UNIT 5 - Ecology	2 UNIT 5 - Ecology TEST – Ecology	3 TEST CORRECTIONS
6 UNIT 6 – Mendelian Genetics Review (Assignment #1): s Gregor Mendel s His Experiment Part 1 & 2 s Mendel’s 2 Conclusions – So far…	7 UNIT 6 – Mendelian Genetics Review (Assignment #2): s Mendel’s Principles of Dominance and Segregation; s Probability and Punnett Squares – Dihybrid Cross Today’s Topics: s Genes, Probability and the Punnett square	8 UNIT 6 – Mendelian Genetics Review (Assignment #2): s Mendel’s Principles of Dominance and Segregation; s Probability and Punnett Squares – Dihybrid Cross Follow-Up: s Punnett Square Practice Study Guides for Quiz ö Ch. 11-1 ö Ch. 11-2	9 UNIT 6 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Study Guides for Quiz µ QUIZ – Mendel ’s First 2 Principles, & Probability/Punnett Squaresµ Today’s Topics: s Meiosis - the formation of gametes	10 UNIT 6 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Review Mouse Genetics s Review the Principle of Independent Assortment Today’s Topics: s Gene Interactions Follow-Up: s Activity IV s Assignment #3 s X-Word s Vocabulary Scramble s Ch. 11 Study Guide
13	14 UNIT 6 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Mendel’s Experiment – 7 (8?) Traits = Genes, 2 Forms (Alleles) for each gene s Chemical Factors control Heredity = Genes s Mendel’s Principle of Dominance; s Mendel’s Principle of Segregation (of Alleles); s Mendel’s Principle of Independent Assortment (of Genes); s Beyond Mendel – Thomas Hunt Morgan s Gene Interactions § Incomplete Dominance § Codominance § Multiple Alleles § Polygenic Traits § Epistatic Genes Happy Valentines Day	15 UNIT 6 – Mendelian Genetics JEOPARDY!	16 UNIT 6 – Mendelian Genetics µ TEST – Mendelian Geneticsµ	17 OFF – No School 4-Day Weekend!
20 OFF – Holiday Happy President’s Day!	21 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Review Mouse Genetics s Review the Principle of Independent Assortment Today’s (other) Topics: ö Meiosis – formation of gametes	22 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Mendel’s Experiment – 7 (8?) Traits = Genes, 2 Forms (Alleles) for each gene s Chemical Factors control Heredity = Genes s Mendel’s Principle of Dominance; s Mendel’s Principle of Segregation (of Alleles); s Mendel’s Principle of Independent Assortment (of Genes); s Beyond Mendel – Thomas Hunt Morgan s Gene Interactions § Incomplete Dominance § Codominance § Multiple Alleles § Polygenic Traits Epistatic Genes	23 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics JEOPARDY!	24 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics TEST – Mendelian Genetics
27 UNIT 7 - Human Genetics Today's Topics: ö Introduction to Human Genetics	28	29