UNIT 5 – Syllabus
Biological Traits and Heredity
Approximate Date: January 5 – February 1
Topics that will be discussed in the Biological Traits and Heredity unit:
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Roles of Genes and Chromosomes
Pages 113 & 127
2. Selective Breeding
Pages 158 & 176
3. Inheritance of Specific Traits
*Mendel
Pages 110-115, 120 & 121
4. Asexual/Sexual Reproduction of Organisms
Pages 220, 237-238, 254, 259,
263, 274-275, 278-279, 297,
305, 309, 315, 376 & 411
Vocabulary terms to know how in order to discuss the Biological Traits and Heredity:
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Heredity
Trait
Genetics
Gene
Dominant Allele
Recessive Allele
Probability
Punnett Square
Phenotype
Genotype
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Homozygous/Purebred
Heterozygous/Hybrid
Codominance
Incomplete Dominance
DNA
Chromosome
Mutation
Meiosis
Mitosis
RNA
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Selective breeding
Inbreeding
Clone
Pedigree
Carrier
Genetic Disorder
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
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Kimberly Till
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