Thursday, November 8, 2007

Friday, November 9

"Genetics Vocabulary Quiz"

Bellwork:
1) Parents passing on their genes to their kids is ____________.
2) DNA winds up into _______________.
3) Two ___________ make up one gene.

- Take genetics vocabulary quiz
- Discuss/review genetics, chromosomes, alleles, genes ==> DNA winds into 23 pairs of chromosomes, genes come in pairs on a pair of chromosomes, 1/2 of that gene (what is on 1 chromosome) is an allele
- Discuss how genes are labeled, also genotype, phenotype, and dominant and recessive alleles

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