Genetics Standard, Objectives, EQ and Vocab
State Standards:
7.L.2
Understand the relationship of the mechanisms of cellular reproduction, patterns of
inheritance and external factors to potential variation among offspring.
State Objectives:
7.L.2.1 Explain why offspring that result from sexual reproduction (fertilization and meiosis)
have greater variation than offspring that result from asexual reproduction (budding and
mitosis).
7.L.2.2 Infer patterns of heredity using information from Punnett squares and pedigree analysis.
7.L.2.3 Explain the impact of the environment and lifestyle choices on biological inheritance (to
include common genetic diseases) and survival.
Essential Questions:
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How are characteristics of living things passed on to future generations?
Why is there more variation in offspring that result from sexual reproduction as
compared to asexual reproduction?
How are patterns of heredity predicted?
How do the choices you make and your environment affect your survival and the survival
of your species?
How are genetic traits tracked from generation to generation?
How do the choices you make and your environment affect your survival and the survival
of your species?
Vocab:
Genome`
Protein Synthesis
Fertilization
Double Helix
Mitosis
Meiosis
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Offspring
Cloning
DNA
Chromosome
Trait
Dominant Allele
Probability
Genotype
Codominance
Carrier
Disease
Purebred
Recessive Allele
Punnett Square
Homozygous
Sex-linked Trait
Mutation
Alleles
Hybrid
Phenotype
Heterozygous
Pedigree
Disorder