After Spring Break

• Mon 3/28:  Notes on enzymes:  activation energy, enzyme inhibition, end-product inhibition.  Short video on enzymes.  Finish Enzyme Worksheet and turn in.
• Wed 3/30:  BBC video on the Biotech Revolution.  Fill out questions as you go and then answer the final question and turn in.
• Fri 4/1:  Practice 3 protocols for the enzyme lab.
• Tues 4/5:  Figure out what you want to test for the Enzyme Lab and do practice trials.  Start working on lab pre-write.  We will carry out your lab on Thursday!
• Thurs 4/7:  Carefully take data for the Enzyme Lab and write observation as you go.  Start processing your data.  Rough draft of the lab write-up will be due Thurs 4/14 through turnitin.com.  Any late work needs to be turned in by 3:30 today for 3rd quarter grades.
• Fri 4/8:  No school for teacher work day.

Transcription/Translation Test on Thursday 3/17!!

What will be on it?

• 10-15 multiple choice questions on various topics
• Several questions using the genetic code.  You should be comfortable using the code.  I will ask you to go from code to amino acid sequence, amino acid sequence to code, and I will have you do some type of mutation in the code and write the results
• A question on the idea of epigenetics.  Make sure you understand the main points of the video.   
• A long question describing the process of translation.  This will be like the questions you have had to do listing the processes of mitosis, meiosis, and DNA replication.

There is a review sheet in the document section of my website and it basically lists the IB syllabus points.  Make sure you at least read through them!!!

2/22-3/17 (updated!!)

• Mon 2/22:  Review Genetics topics for test on Wednesday.
• Wed 2/24:  Add up Early Work.  Take Genetics Test.  Start on Replication Topics in section 7.1 including data-based question on p. 345.
• Fri 2/26:  Overview of the process of DNA replication.  Work on Replication worksheet using books.  Due on Thursday 3/3.  Read first part of 2.7 and 7.1.
• Tues 3/1:  More on DNA replication.  Replication computer simulations.  DNA replication table simulation.  Replication Quiz on Thursday 3/3.
• Thurs 3/3:  Replication Quiz.  DNA transcription.  Transcription regulation.
  Epigenetics Video (Ghost in your genes).  Do video notes and get checked off by Mon 3/7.  Read 2nd part of 2.7 and all of 7.2.
• Mon 3/7:  Translation and the Genetic Code.  Genetic code worksheet, due Friday.  Read last part of 2.7 and all of 7.3.
• Wed 3/9:  Work on genetic code worksheet.  More notes on translation.  Transcription and Translation Short Test next Thursday 3/17 (ACT testing is on Tuesday 3/15).
• Fri 3/11:  Finish translation concepts.  Get genetic code worksheet checked off.  Kahoot review for the test next Thursday.
• Tues 3/15:  ACT Testing for Period 1.  Starting Enzymes for Periods 3 and 4.
• Thurs 3/17:  Transcription and Translation Test.  Enzyme Worksheet.  

Enjoy your Spring Break!!

The Weeks of 2/8-2/20

• Tues 2/9:  Notes on Polygenic inheritance, pedigrees (hand out Pedigree worksheet and start it), and do an example of a dihybrid cross.  More work time on genetics problems.
• Thurs 2/11:  Notes on Test Cross, Linked Genes and Genetic Mapping.  Introduce Genetic Disorders Assignment (see post below here), due next Thursday 2/18.  Work time to finish genetics problems and Pedigree worksheet.  Please turn in.
• Tues 2/16:  More work on Genetic Disorders.  Review Sheet for Genetics Test.
• Thurs 2/18:  Get genetic disorders assignment checked off.  Chi-squared test.  Flower simulation with fast-action cards.  Genetics Test next Wed 2/24.

Genetics Disorders Assignment: Due by Thursday, 2/18

Genetic Disorders Assignment:

• Go to the University of Utah genetic disorders site
• Go to Single Gene Disorders and research Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington’s Disease, and Sickle Cell
• For each: describe what it is, the genetic cause, symptoms, treatment, and interesting facts (in notes)
• Then Go to Chromosomal Abnormalities and research Down Syndrome and Turner’s Syndrome, recording the same information.
• You may do this by yourself or in pairs

The Week of 2/1

• Mon 2/1:  More notes on Chromosomes.  Finish checking off meiosis worksheet.  Introduce some genetics terms.  Work time to do Karyotype on-line Activity, review 3.2 and 10.1 for the quiz, and then define genetics terms in your notebook (see post below here) and do the data-based questions from pp 173-174. Meiosis quiz on Friday.  See below for details.
• Wed 2/3:  Review for Meiosis quiz.  Genetics terminology.  Complete the book work, then start Genetics Problems from old Text Book.  Do on separate paper and show all of your work!!  
• Fri 2/5:  Meiosis quiz.  Check off Genetics Terms and Data-Based Questions in Notebook.  Work more on genetics problems 1-20 from the old book.  They will be due Thursday 2/11.

What's on the Meiosis Quiz?

• Know the phases of meiosis!!
• Be able to describe crossing over and independent assortment
• Be able to describe how meiosis and sexual reproduction lead to genetic variation
• Distinguish between autosomes and sex chromosomes
• Be able to interpret a karyogram and explain what happens during nondisjunction
• Distinguish between prokaryote and eukaryote chromosomes

Genetics Terminology (do this after you have reviewed 3.2 and 10.1 for the quiz)

Please do these in your Notebook! To be checked off after the quiz on Fri 2/5.

1. What is a gene?
2. Where are genes located?
3. What are alleles?
4. How are new alleles formed?
5. (3.4) Who was Mendel and what did he do?
6. What is a gamete?  A zygote?
7. What is meant by segregation of alleles?
8. What is meant by dominant, recessive, and co-dominant alleles?
9. What is a Punnett grid used for?
10. Data-based questions on pp 173-174 (but you can skip ladybird questions)