Genetics

Student Objectives and Standards

Standard 3.10: Chromosomes and genes play a role in heredity.

a. Describe the relationship between chromosomes, genes and traits and their role in heredity.

b. Infer the traits of the offspring based on the genes of the parents (including dominant, recessive traits and use of punnet square diagrams.

Objectives:

1. Describe the results of Mendel’s experiments.

2. Identify what controls the inheritance of traits in organisms

3. Define probability and describe how it helps explain the results of genetic crosses.

4. Explain what is meant by genotype and phenotype.

5. Tell what codominance is.

6. Describe the role of chromosomes play in inheritance.

7. Identify the events that occur during meiosis.

8. Explain the relationship between chromosomes and genes.