CURRICULUM TOOL – GENETICS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
New York State Core Curriculum:
WAYS YOU WILL BE ASSESSED:
Living Environment NYS Regents – January 2014
Introduction to Genetics
2.1a Genes are inherited, but their expression can be modified by interactions with the environment.
2.1b Every organism requires a set of coded instructions for specifying its traits. For offspring to resemble their
parents, there must be a reliable way to transfer information from one generation to the next. Heredity is the
passage of these instructions from one generation to another.
2.1c Hereditary information is contained in genes, located in the chromosomes of each cell. An inherited trait of an
individual can be determined by one or by many genes, and a single gene can influence more than one trait. A
human cell contains many thousands of different genes in its nucleus.
Protein Synthesis
2.1f In all organisms, the coded instructions for specifying the characteristics of the organism are carried in DNA, a
large molecule formed from subunits arranged in a sequence with bases of four kinds (represented by A, G, C,
and T). Heredity is both encoded in genes (as a string of molecular “bases”) and replicated by means of a
template.
2.1g Cells store and use coded information. The genetic information stored in DNA is used to direct the synthesis of
the thousands of proteins that each cell requires.
2.1i The work of the cell is carried out by the many different types of molecules it assembles, mostly proteins.
Protein molecules are long, usually folded chains made from 20 different kinds of amino acids in a specific
sequence. This sequence influences the shape of the protein, which determines the function.
2.1j Offspring resemble their parents because they have similar proteins.
Mutations
2.1h Genes are segments of DNA molecules. Any alteration of the DNA sequence is a mutation. Usually, an altered
gene will be passed on to every cell that develops from it.
2.2d Inserting, deleting, or substituting DNA segments can alter genes. An altered gene may be passed on to every
cell that develops from it.
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Living Environment NYS Regents – January 2014
Living Environment NYS Regents – August 2013
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CURRICULUM TOOL – GENETICS
HOW TO LEARN THE CURRICULUM:
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Standards
2.1a, 2.1b,
2.1c
Readings
⃝ Holt The Living
Environment
English and Spanish
(cheetah book) –
P. 272-284
⃝ Miller and Levine
Biology English and
Spanish (parrot
book), P. 308 – 316,
321, 342 - 348
⃝ Holt The Living
Environment
English and Spanish
(cheetah book) – P.
293-310
2.1f, 2.1g,
2.1i, 2.1j
2.1h, 2.2d
⃝ Miller and Levine
Biology English and
Spanish (parrot book),
P. 350 – 353, 362 - 371
⃝ Holt The Living
Environment
English and Spanish
(cheetah book) – P.
319-323
⃝ Miller and Levine
Biology English and
Spanish (parrot book),
P. 372 - 376
Videos & PowerPoint Slides
Online Videos and Websites:
⃝ BrainPOP on Genetics***
www.brainpop.com (Science  Cellular Life and Genetics  Genetics)
⃝ What are genes?
https://www.23andme.com/gen101/genes/
⃝ Study Jams: Heredity
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/human-body/heredity.htm
⃝ What is heredity? http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/inheritance/intro/
⃝ What is a trait? http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/inheritance/traits/
⃝ Education Portal on Properties of Alleles
www.education-portal.com (Courses Science Courses  Biology 101  17. Genetics:
Principles of Heredity)
PowerPoints (on HSLI website):
⃝ Punnett Square PPT
⃝ Intro to DNA PPT
Online Videos and Websites:
⃝ What is a Protein?
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/proteins/
⃝ BrainPOP on RNA
www.brainpop.com (Science  Cellular Life and Genetics  RNA)
www.education-portal.com (Courses Science Courses  Biology 101  8. The
Transcription and Translation Process
PowerPoints (on HSLI website):
⃝ Transcription and Translation PPT
Online Videos and Websites:
⃝ BrainPOP on Genetic Mutations
www.brainpop.com (Science  Cellular Life and Genetics  Genetic Mutations)
⃝ Education Portal on Genetic Mutations
www.education-portal.com (Courses Science Courses  Biology 101  9: Genetic
Mutations)
PowerPoints (on HSLI website):
⃝ Mutations PPT
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Practice
In Practice Binder:
⃝ Punnett Square Worksheet
⃝ Gene Expression
Stations/Games:
⃝ Vocabulary Station
⃝ Traits & Traditions Game
Online:
⃝ Label the Diagram of a Cell & DNA
http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Genetics-01.htm
⃝ DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes Quiz
http://www.neok12.com/quiz/GENETC01.htm
⃝ Punnett Square Quiz
http://www.neok12.com/quiz/GENETC12.htm
In Practice Binder:
⃝ Understanding DNA Structure***
⃝ Genetic Code Worksheet
⃝ What is the Role of DNA & RNA in Protein Synthesis? (Virtual Lab)
Stations/Games:
⃝ Vocabulary Station
⃝ DNA Model Station
⃝ Build Your Own DNA Model Station
Online:
⃝ DNA, RNA Quiz
http://www.neok12.com/quiz/GENETC25.htm
⃝ Types of Proteins
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/proteintypes/
⃝ Transcribe and translate a gene
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/molecules/transcribe/
In Practice Binder:
⃝ How do Mutations Affect Protein Function?
⃝ Mutations Worksheet: Cancer and Sickle Cell Anemia
⃝ DNA & Proteins Short Answer***
Stations/Games:
⃝ Vocabulary Station
CURRICULUM TOOL – GENETICS
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