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AP Biology 2nd Quarter Syllabus Chromosomes & Genes
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Chapter 13 Meiosis
Why it’s necessary
Karyotype
meiosis I & meiosis II
genetic variation
Mitosis Lab CHECK
Ch 13 p. 238 - 249
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Meiosis Lab with Sordaria fungi
On-line Meiosis Prelab DUE
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Chapter 14 Mendel’s genetics
Assign Genetics Problems Ch. 14 & 15
Gregor Mendel
Law of segregation Law of independent assortment
Monohybrid & dihybrid cross
Parental generation & filial generation
Dominant & recessive alleles
Homozygous & heterozygous genotypes
Phenotypes
Ch 14 p. 251 - 260
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Ch 14 Other genetic crosses & inheritance in Humans
Incomplete dominance & codominance
Multiple alleles, Polygenic traits
Ch 14 p 260 - 270
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Veteran’s Day Holiday
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Work on Genetics Problems Ch. 14
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Chapter 15 Chromosome theory, recombination, and mapping
sex determination, sex linked traits
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Introduce chi square
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Genetics of corn lab
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Ch 15 Chromosomal errors (mutations)
Work on Genetics Problems Ch. 15
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Drosophila mutants lab
(GENETICS PROBLEMS DUE)
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Wrap-up & Review
(LAB NOTEBOOKS DUE)
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Test Chapters 13 – 15
(LAB NOTEBOOKS DUE)
Ch 15 p 274 - 281
On-line Pre-lab: Genetics of Organisms DUE
Ch 15: 281 - 290
11/24-11/28
HOLIDAY BREAK
11/29
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Ch 16 History of DNA
Experiments of Griffith and Hershey & Chase, and DNA model of Watson & Crick
Ch. 16: pp 293 - 298
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Ch 16 More on DNA
Experiments of Meselson & Stahl and the zipper model of DNA replication
Ch 16: pp 299 - 307
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Ch 17 Protein synthesis
Experiments of Beadle & Tatum, one gene-one enzyme theory, transcription,
genetic code, RNA
Ch 17: pp 309 – 319
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Ch 17 Translation (aka Protein synthesis)
t-RNA, r-RNA, ribosomes, building a polypeptide, mutations
Ch 17: pp320 - 331
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Pictographs
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Pictograph presentations
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Ch 18 Genetics of viruses
Tobacco mosaic virus/history, virus structure, lytic cycle of reproduction,
lysogenic cycle of reproduction, RNA viruses & reverse transcriptase, oncogenes
Ch 18: pp 334 - 346
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Ch 18 Genetics of bacteria
Transformation, transduction, conjugation & plasmids, transposons
Control of gene expression...operons
Ch 18: pp 346 - 356
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Ch. 20 DNA Technology
Video: Transformation
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Transformation lab
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Transformation analysis & Review
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Test Chapters 16 – 18
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Chapter 19: Control Of Eukaryotic Genomes/Biology Of Cancer
Transformation Lab DUE
Ch 19: pp 359 – 374
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Chapter 19: Control Of Eukaryotic Genomes/Biology Of Cancer
Ch 19: pp 374 - 381
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Course review & feedback
Ch. 20: pp 384-388
On-line Pre-lab: Molecular Biology – Transformation Lab Due
12/18 – 1/2
Holiday Break
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Chapter 20: DNA Technology
Restriction enzymes
Nucleic acid probes
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cloning
libraries
gel electrophoresis
cDNA
Ch 20: pp 384 - 390
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Chapter 20: Techniques of Biotechnology
PCR
Southern blotting
in situ hybridization
chromosome walking
Pre-lab: CSI meets AP Bio; Molecular Problem Solving
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PCR of crime scene DNA
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Electrophoresis (staining & de-staining – we need your help between periods & after school)
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Analysis (aka “Whodunit”)
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review biotech unit
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Test: Ch 19 & 20
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Begin next unit Ch 22
RFLP analysis
Ch 20: pp 390 - 408
DNA sequencing
On-line Molecular Biology - Electrophoresis lab DUE
CSI Lab Due
(may change according to exam schedule)