Please do the worksheets and assignments in order as they are presented on this page. The videos, readings and worksheets should walk you through the majority of what you will miss while out of class.
Assignment 1:
Read sections 12.1 - 12.2 in the textbook, and complete a dialectical journal.
Assignment 2:
Color and highlight/underline important concepts from the Mendelian Genetics coloring worksheet in your folder.
Assignment 3:
Complete the worksheet titled Mendel's Data. This worksheet is to get you to start thinking about the work that Mendel did and introduce you to the ways in which he conducted research. When you answer question 1, don't be concerned about finding the "correct" answer. I want you to think about and come up with your own answer. If this were your data from your own experiment, what would you do with it -- how would you think about it?
Assignment 4:
Using your textbook (and/or online resources), write down the definitions for the following terms:
Gene
Allele
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Hybrid
Self-fertilization
Cross-fertilization
True-breeding
Phenotype
Genotype
Dominant
Recessive
Law of segregation
Law of independent assortment
Watch the following video. Take notes while you watch the video (as if you were taking notes during lecture).
You will turn in both the definitions and your notes from the video.
Assignment 5:
Read 12.3 and 12.4 from the textbook, and complete a dialectical journal.
Assignment 6:
Watch the following videos. Take notes while you watch the videos (as if you were taking notes during lecture).
You will turn in your notes from the videos.
Video 1:
Video 2:
Assignment 7:
Complete Punnett Square Worksheet 1 from your folder.
Assignment 8:
Complete Bikini Bottom Genetics worksheet from your folder.
Assignment 9:
Complete Punnett Square Worksheet 2 from your folder.
Assignment 10:
Read 12.4, 12.5 and 12.7 from textbook, and complete a dialectical journal.
Assignment 11:
Watch the following video. Take notes while you watch the video (as if you were taking notes during lecture).
You will turn in your notes from the video.
Assignment 12:
Complete the Test Review Questions: Genetics worksheet from your folder.
