Genetics - Big Ideas
- Genetic research and biotechnology have social, environmental and ethical implications.
- Variability and diversity of living organisms result from the distribution of genetic materials during meiosis.
Essential Question
Should biotechnology be allowed to design future generations?
~photo courtesy National Geographic Magazine, March 2013
~photo courtesy National Geographic Magazine, March 2013
Learning Targets and References
Presentations
Genetics Intro, Cell Cycle, Mitosis
Understanding Nucleic Acids
Meiosis
Genes, Traits and Alleles
Mendel and Punnett Squares
Pedigrees
Genetic Disorders
Inherited Disorders
Genetic Mutations
Reproductive Technologies
Understanding Nucleic Acids
Meiosis
Genes, Traits and Alleles
Mendel and Punnett Squares
Pedigrees
Genetic Disorders
Inherited Disorders
Genetic Mutations
Reproductive Technologies
Notes
Meiosis Student Notes
Genes Traits and Alleles
Mendell and Punnett Squares
Pedigree Studies
Genetic Mutations
Genes Traits and Alleles
Mendell and Punnett Squares
Pedigree Studies
Genetic Mutations
Videos
TED Talk: How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA
TED Talk: Time to Question BioEngineering
NETFLIX: The 100
Gene Editing and Entire Species
A Decode of the Human Genome
TED Talk: Time to Question BioEngineering
NETFLIX: The 100
Gene Editing and Entire Species
A Decode of the Human Genome
Websites
Human Biology Online - Labs