DAY ONE: March 3rd, 2008 – MOLECULAR GENETICS: DUE TUESDAY, MARCH 4TH, BY 8AM.
Each bullet, if properly addressed, is worth 5 points on the final work.
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Structure and composition of DNA and RNA (nucleotides, molecules, strands, sugar, bases, etc…)
DNA Replication (Where? How? Why, or with what ‘purpose’? Steps in the process? Why semi-conservative?
Base-pairing!)
Transcription and Translation (Where? How? Why, or with what ‘purpose’? Steps in each process? Base-pairing,
RNA nucleotides, mRNA, tRNA, amino acids, polypeptide/protein, ribosomes…)
Using the Genetic code (Explain what it is and give some examples of its use.)
Mutations!
ASSESSMENT RUBRICS – DAY ONE
CATEGORIES
DNA and RNA structure
and composition
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DNA replication
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5–4
Both the molecules
and the units are
fully described and
compared
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3–2
The molecules
and/or the units
are fairly
described and
compared
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1–0
Poorly
done or
NOT DONE
at all
The process, the
agents and
location of the
process and its
products are well
represented
Semi-conservative is
properly explained
The processes, the
agents and
locations of the
processes and their
products are well
represented
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Process is
explained with
few errors or
omissions
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Poorly
done or
NOT DONE
at all
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Processes are
explained with
few errors and/or
omissions
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Poorly
done or
NOT DONE
at all
The code is
properly
explained but no
examples were
given (or viceversa: good
examples but
incomplete
explanations)
Not all types of
gene mutations
were addressed
and/or examples
are missing
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Poorly
done or
NOT DONE
at all
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Poorly
done or
NOT DONE
at all
Transcription and
Translation
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Genetic code
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The significance
and the use of the
code is properly
explained and
illustrated with
examples
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Mutations
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The different types
of gene mutations
are properly
explained and
illustrated with
examples
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In class engagement: ____ / 25
+ Final product: _____ / 25 =
______ / 50 (DAY ONE TOTAL)