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Genetics -Chromosomal Abnormalities and Disorders

Week of 12-13-07 thru 12-19-07

q   Quiz on Genetics, Chapter 19 will be Wednesday Dec. 19.  Quiz will contain genetics problems to solve such as: Blood Type and Inheritance (LB p 49); Pedigrees (ie, tracing autosomal recessive disorders/traits such as cystic fibrosis, albinism, earlobe attachment); X-linked inheritance (ie, tracing sex linked disorders/traits such as colorblindness, ALD, hemophilia).

q   Read Chapter 19.  Do LB page 53 front and back.  Hints for fill in the blanks:  X, Y,  mutation, metaphase. autosomes, nonsexual, karyotype, genes, homologous, alleles, crossing over, sex.  The page reference hints on LB p 53 do not match your 4th edition textbook, but all the info can be found on pages 384-389.
Due
Wed. Dec. 19

q   Do Chapter 19 Review Questions 1-4 and Self Quiz 1-9 and Critical Thinking 2, 3, 8.
(This is located at the end of Chapter 19 in your Text book).   Due
Wed.  Dec. 19.

q   Do LB page 50 all (front and back).  Show work for problems 1-4 on a separate paper (include a pedigree and Punnet square).  Hints for the crossword on the back:  Across clues:   punnettsquare, uracil, genotype, translocation, dihybrid, chromosomes, translation, ribose, genes, allele, dominance, transcription, deoxyribose.   Down clues:   polyploidy, dna, codominance, replication, ribosome, nucleotide, homozygous, phenotype, mendel
Due
Wed.  Dec. 19.

q   Do LB page 51 front and back, PROBLEMS "A" AND "C" ONLY on the back of p 51.  (Fill out the genotype (alleles) for each person in the pedigree and answer the questions on p 51 back.) If you would like to use the law of multiplication to do the problems on the front of p 51...that is ok.
Due
Wed. Dec. 19.

q   Do Bonus Challenge Questions 1-2 in LB p. 49 front.
Due
Wed. Dec. 19.

Your Infectious Disease website will be due 12-19-07 - (Week 15).  You must post your Web address to learningpoint discussion board that week.  You will present your website to the class 1-9-08 -Week 16.  That is the week we get back from our Christmas Holiday.

 

 

 

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Human Biology On-line
Instructor:  Ms. Janda
Mt. Carmel High School
9550 Carmel Mountain Road
San Diego, California  92129
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Last updated: 10/14/2008