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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Feb 6-8

I will be in a conference on these three days.
On Monday, you will be coloring a DNA model
On Tuesday you will be working on a vocab crossword puzzle (should be really easy if you use your notebook!)
If you happen to get done early, you will be reading an article about domesticating foxes in Russia.
On Wednesday you will watch a Life episode about Birds
(if you are absent any of these days, talk to me on Thurs or Fri)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Karyotype activity pgs 39-42

On page 4 (vocab page)

Define Karyotype

Ladybug karyotype activity

Why are karyotypes important?
What can we learn from them?

Monday, January 30, 2012

Blood type intro

Here are the rest of the blood type notes (continue on page 34)



The blood type problems go on pages 37 & 38

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Oompa Loompa Genetics pgs 31 & 32

Oompa Loompa genetics pages are review of everything we have done (basic monohybrid crosses & dihybrid crosses)



Incomplete dominance
If the heterozygous individual shows a mixture of the two homozygous phenotypes
ex: white flowers x red flowers = pink flowers

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Dihybrid Cross pgs 27-29

Guinnea Pig dihybrid cross activity

Remember

Dihybrid Cross Problems

Directions: For each of the described situations, complete the following:
A.) List the genotype of each parent described
B.) Use a Punnett square to predict the possible outcomes of a cross between the 2 parents.
C.) List the genotypes and the number of that genotype present in the offspring for each cross (can write as a ratio).
D.) List the phenotypes and the number of that phenotype present in the offspring for each cross (can write as a ratio).

Additional Dihybrid problems (goes on page 29 -- use page 30 to show work)

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Plastic Egg Genetics

Plastic egg genetics activity

If you are absent today, you need to come in during advisory to complete the activity.

Make sure you fill in the data table at the end!