Genetics
Unit 4
UNIT TITLE: Genes
Enduring Understanding:
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Students will be able to explain the mechanics of both cellular division/reproduction and the central dogma of biology and
how mutations to these cycles effect the variation in a population.
SC.912.L.16.3: Describe the basic process of DNA replication and how it relates
to the transmission and conservation of the genetic information.
1. What are the subunits that make up
a single strand of DNA and how are
they arranged?
2. Required Topic: DNA Model
3. Summarize the steps of DNA
replication.
4. What are some reasons that DNA
will undergo replication?
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Students will describe the structure of DNA or double helix structure.
Students will understand the use of complementary base pairing to construct
DNA.
Required Topic: DNA Model – Suggested activity: DNA Building
Also address SC.912.N.1.2: Describe and explain what characterizes science
and its methods and SC.912.N.3.5: Describe the function of models in science,
and identify the wide range of models used in science.
Students will be able to summarize how DNA replicates.
Students will understand that DNA serves as a template in replication.
Students will be able to explain semiconservational in terms of DNA replication.
Student will be able explain the central dogma of biology
Pacing (1/2 day)
SC.912.L.16.4: Explain how mutations in the DNA sequence may or may not result in
phenotypic change. Explain how mutations in gametes may result in phenotypic
1. Explain why a silent mutation is less changes in offspring.
harmful than a deletion or insertion.
 Students will be able to recall the four key mutations.
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Explain what the phrase “one gene
one- polypeptide,” means.
2. Name the three types of RNA and
their role in creation of a protein.
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Students will be able to explain the effects of a mutation upon the phenotype.
SC.912.L.16.5: Explain the basic processes of transcription and translation, and how
they result in the expression of genes.
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Students will be able to define transcription and translation
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Students will be able explain what codons are and how they are created.
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Students will be able to identify the different types of RNA and explain their
role.
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Students will be able to explain how proteins are created.
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Students will be able to discuss how proteins are a result of gene expression.
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Students will be able to discuss the pathway from gene to protein.
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Also address SC.912.N.3.5: Describe the function of models in science, and
identify the wide range of models used in science.
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Students will be able to distinguish introns from exons.
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Students will be able to relate the process of RNA splicing to gene expression.
1. Explain how gene expression is
regulated.
2. Compare and contrast gene
expression in prokaryotes and
eukaryotes.
3. Explain why the RNA transcripts
must be edited in a eukaryotic cell.
4. List the different methods of genetic
recombination in bacteria.
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SC.912.L.16.6: Discuss the mechanisms for regulation of gene expression in
prokaryotes and eukaryotes at transcription and translation level.
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Students will be able to identify regulatory mechanisms used for prokaryotes
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Students will be able to discuss the role of operons, promoters, and operators in
gene regulation.
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Students will be able identify the repressor as a key regulator in transcription
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Students will be able to identifying regulation mechanics, used for eukaryotes.
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Students will be able to discuss the various transcription factors that regulate
genes in eukaryotes.
Explain the usefulness of the Human SC.912.L.16.9: Explain how and why the genetic code is universal and is common to
Genome Project.
almost all organisms.
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Students will be able to define the term genome.
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Student will understand the significance of the Human Genome Project.
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Students will be discuss how the genetic code connects all organisms