8th Grade 01/28/2020

UNIT OVERVIEW

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will…

• Define gene, trait, and allele.
• Discover how genes are passed down from parents to offspring.
• Distinguish between dominant and recessive traits.
• Use a Punnett square to predict the results of a genetic cross.

VOCABULARY

allele, DNA, dominant allele, gene, genotype, heredity, heterozygous, homozygous, hybrid, inheritance, phenotype, Punnett square, recessive allele, trait

ASSIGNMENT

Part 1 : Review your vocabulary and make sure it’s written in your notebook. If there are new words in the list, please search and write the definition.

Part 2 : Go to explore learning. Gizmo warm-up

Complete the warm-up below.

Part 3 : Activity A : Patterns of inheritance

Part 4 : Activity B