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Learning Targets and Study Guide: Honors
Introduction to Genetics (Chapter 11)
Learning Target 1: The work of Gregor Mendel
 I can explain the three principles that Mendel created based off his experimental data.
Learning Target 2: Probability and Punnett squares
 I can explain how geneticists use the principle of probability to predict genetic outcomes.
Learning Target 3: To predict inherited traits based off the laws of heredity (Bio 5 d)
 I can create a Punnett square to show all the possible combinations of gametes and the
likelihood that a particular combination will occur in different genetic scenario.
Learning Target: To explain gamete formation (Bio 5 b)
 I can create and discuss a diagram illustrating the stages and events of meiosis.
 I can explain the similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis.
Chapter Covered:
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Chapter 11: Introduction to Genetics
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary
Genetics
True-Breeding
Trait
Gene
Allele
Punnett Square
Heterozygous
Definition
Word Association
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Homozygous
Phenotype
Genotype
Independent
Assortment
Incomplete
Dominance
Codominance
Sex Linked Genes
Homologous
Chromosomes
Karyotype
Diploid
Haploid
Meiosis
Tetrad
Crossing-Over
Nondisjunction
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