2/17/14
103nd Day of School
Learning goal (7.L.2.): I will be able to explain why
Gregor Mendel is the Father of Genetics.
Due Today: Late work/Investigative Article
Evening Assignment: Complete missing work!
Complete Gregor Mendel PowerPoint!
Copy the assignments for the week into your agenda from
Mrs. Eagle’s webpage.
http://www.gcs.k12.nc.us/Page/2555
Assignment Schedule
Parts of a Research Investigation Article
Please label each section with headings!
Title: Descriptive title about what you did and found (we’ll do this last).
Introduction: Paragraph introducing different types of human traits (inherited vs.
acquired, dominant vs. recessive) and overall purpose of the experiment. The last
sentence should be your hypothesis (what you think you will find). For example, I
hypothesize that dominant traits are more common than recessive traits.
Methods: Paragraph explaining what you did and how you analyzed the data.
Data & Results: In this part you show your data (data table, graphs, pictures, etc)
and WRITE about your data. For example: “Graph 1 shows that 93% of CORE is
right-handed”.
Analysis and Conclusions: One or more paragraphs analyzing your data and
explaining WHY might have gotten those results. Support your analysis with numbers
from your data table or graph. The last paragraph should sum up what you did and
what you found (now you can write your title!)
Research Investigation on Human Traits – Due 2/12/14
In order to compare traits survey data between your class and your family,
it’s helpful to convert our frequency data into percentages (since the total
number of the class is much higher than your family).
 Create a new data table for comparing your data.
 Convert frequency data into percentages and add to new data table.
2
2
4
# with trait X 100
Total Number
15
29
14
29
X 100
Class Data
4
X 100
Family Data
Trait
Dominan
t Allele
Recessiv
e Allele
Dominan
t Allele
Recessiv
e Allele
Male vs. Female
52%
48%
50%
50%
Detached vs. attached
earlobes
X 100
X 100
Roll tongue vs. no roll
Right vs. Left handed
Left thumb on top vs.
right
Comparing Traits Survey Data
Graph Your Traits Data
Percentage
Traits Comparison
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
93
86
75
75
75
59
52 5050
48
5050
41
25
14
Male vs.
Female
Class Dominant
Class Recessive
Family Dominant
Family Recessive
86
52
48
50
50
Detached
vs.
attached
earlobes
86
14
75
25
25
7
Roll
Tongue
vs. no roll
93
7
75
25
25
14
Right
handed vs.
left
handed
86
14
75
25
Left
thumb on
top vs.
right
59
41
50
50
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Acquired Trait
Definition/characteristics: A trait or
characteristic that is developed or
learned through life. Traits you aren’t
born with. Traits GENERALLY not
controlled by DNA.
Examples:
Walking, speaking English,
dyed hair, pierced ears,
Glasses, skin cancer?
Acquired trait
Inherited trait
Sexual reproduction
Heredity
DNA
Chromosome
Gene
Allele
Genotypes
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Gregor Mendel
Pea Plants
Punnett Square
Monohybrid cross
Homozygous (Purebred)
Heterozygous (Hybrid)
Genetics Vocabulary Flashcards due 2/21/14
Father of Genetics
Who is Gregor Mendel
and why is his work so
important?
Read pages 80 – 81 C
in the green textbook to
discover who he was.
Mendel's Work
Gregor Mendel
View the following videos
and take notes about
Gregor Mendel. You will
use these notes to create
a PowerPoint about him
and his contributions to
modern genetics.
www.youtube.com/watch?
v=QmSJGhPTB5E
www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Mehz7tCxjSE
YouTube Videos: Gregor Mendel
Your PowerPoint should include the
following slides:
• Slide #1: Who is Gregor Mendel?
(include his biography and a
picture.)
• Slide #2: Pea Plant Experiment
What did he do?
• Slide #3: Pea Plant Experiment
What did he discover?
• Slide #4: Father of Genetics
Why is he called this?
Significance?
Contribution to genetics?
Gregor Mendel PowerPoint due 2/18/14
Tonight…
1. Finish Gregor Mendel PowerPoint.
2. Complete late/missing work.
3. Complete Investigative Article.
4. Signed missing work report.
Evening Assignment