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How are traits expressed through genetics?  \n2. How are traits passed from one generation to another?  \nGSE Standards:  \n SB2 : Obtain , evaluate , and communicate information to analyze how genetic information is expressed ince lls .  \n SB3 : Obtain , evaluate , and communicate information to analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations .  \nMaterials:  \n Punnett Square Worksheet  \n Pencil  \nNGSS Standards:  \n HS-LS3-1: Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.  \n HS-LS3-3: Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population .  \nVocabulary:  \n Genetics  \n Heredity  \n Alleles  \n Genotype  \n Phenotype  \nLesson Plan 9-12 Genetic Hijinx  \nBackground:  \n Genetics is the study of biological inheritance .  \n A ge ne is the basic and physical unit of heredity.  \n Genes are made up of DNA.  \n Each chromosome contains many genes .  \n Heredity is the characteristics passed on from one generation to the next .  \n These characteristics are passed on through the genes offered by each parent .  \n Alleles are different versions of the gene , commonly with one being dominant and one being recessive .  \n Dominant alleles are the genes that will be expressed over the recessive allele , which does not necessarily mean that they are frequently found in the population .  \n Recessive alleles are only expressed when no dominant allele is present .  \n Each allele is paired , two for each gene . In sexual reproduction , one allele comes from each parent .  \n The combination of alleles an organism has is its genotype . Conversely , the expression of their genes , or the physical appearance , is the phenotype .  \n Within a genotype , they can either be:  \n Homozygous: same letters either both uppercase or both lowercase ( TT or tt)  \n Heterozygous: when the letters are different ( Tt)  \n A mutation is a change in a DNA sequence .  \n In sexual reproduction , each gamete carries only one allele randomly selected from the parent .  \n Genetic diversity occurs at 3 levels in a species ’ gene pool:  \n Within individuals .  \n Genetic diversity helps determine evolutionary potential. Gene pools are becoming diminished and fragmented into gene puddles among individuals in a population .  \n2  \nLesson Plan 9-12 Genetic Hijinx  \nBackground:  \n Genetically effective population size ( Ne)– the number of individuals that would result in the same level of inbreeding , or decrease in genetic diversity through time , if the population were an idealized , panmictic (randomly mating) population .  \n Punnett squares are the graphical representation of the possible genotypes o f an offspring.  \n To be able to work out a square , you will need the genetic composition of the parents .  \n The various possible combos of t heir gametes are in a format where each square is one fertilization event .  \n Punnett squares can be used to predict the genotypes and phenotypes of offspring in the F 1 and F 2 generations of genetics:  \n The offspring of the parental generation , or P generation . The F 1 generation is made up of the children of the parents .  \n The offspring of the F 1 generation , or grandchildren of the parents . The F 2 generation has more genetic diversity and different phenotypes than the F 1 generation .  \n A genome is the entire set of DNA instructions found in a cell.  \n In humans , the genome consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes located in the cell ’s nucleus .  \n There are four nucleotide bases that make up genetic code in DNA.  \n Those are T ( thymine) , A (adenine) , G ( guanine) , and C (cytosine) .  \n Sequences of these bases determine the genetic information for an organism .  \n Genes that code for proteins compromise open reading frames ( ORFs) , consisting of a series of codons that spe","cbCaivAUr4skLIKo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivAUr4skLIKo","pdf",2228842,11,"English","# Essential Questions\n## GSE Standards\n## Materials\n## NGSS Standards\n## Vocabulary\n## Background\n# Punnett Square Examples","[{\"question\":\"How do genes and chromosomes relate to expressed traits?\",\"answer\":\"DNA and chromosomes code for characteristic traits that are passed from parents to offspring. 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