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Standards |
Description |
Lessons |
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1 |
Explain
how the Hardy-Weinberg principle provides a baseline for
recognizing evolutionary changes in gene frequency due to
genetic drift, gene flow, nonrandom mating, mutation, and
natural selection |
11 |
|
2 |
Describe factors such as radiation,
chemicals, and chance that cause mutations in populations. |
4 |
|
2.1 |
Describe effects of genetic variability
on adaptations. |
4 |
|
3 |
Describe the significance of Mendel’s
work to the development of the modern science of genetics, including
the laws of segregation and independent assortment. |
7 |
|
4 |
Describe the process of meiosis and the
cell cycle, including the hereditary significance of each. |
3 |
|
4.1 |
Compare spermatogenesis and oogenesis
using charts. |
2 |
|
5 |
Describe inheritance patterns based on
gene interactions. |
8 |
|
5.1 |
Predict patterns of heredity using
pedigree analysis |
5 |
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5.2 |
Identify incomplete dominance,
codominance, and multiple-allelism |
5 |
|
6 |
Describe occurrences and effects
of sex linkage, autosomal linkage, crossover, multiple alleles, and
polygenes.
|
7 |
|
7 |
Describe the structure and function of DNA, including replication,
translation, and transcription.
|
9 |
|
7.1 |
Apply the genetic code to predict amino
acid sequence. |
5 |
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7.2 |
Describe methods cells use to regulate
gene expression |
5 |
|
7.3 |
Define the role of RNA in protein
synthesis |
9 |
|
8 |
Explain the structure of eukaryotic chromosomes, including
transposons, introns, and exons.
|
7 |
|
9 |
Differentiate among major areas in
modern biotechnology, including plant, animal, microbial,
forensic, and marine. |
14 |
|
9.1 |
Describe techniques used with
recombinant DNA. |
10 |
|
10 |
Explain the development and purpose of the Human Genome Project.
|
11 |
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10.1 |
Analyze results of the Human Genome
Project to predict ethical, social, and legal implications
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3 |
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10.2 |
Describe medical uses of gene therapy,
including vaccines and tissue and antibody engineering
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8 |
|
11 |
Describe the replication of DNA and RNA viruses,
including lytic and lysogenic cycles, using diagrams.
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3 |
