Apr 26-30: Hardy-Weinberg

Fri, Apr 30:  Students participated in a small group bioethics debate.

Thurs, Apr 29:  Mrs. Annee discussed the answers to the Hardy-Weinberg practice problems.

Wed, Apr 28: Students prepared DNA samples for the Chromosome 16 lab.

Tues, Apr 27:  Students completed their research in preparation of Friday’s bioethics debate.

Mon, Apr 26: Mrs. Annee discussed Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and distributed practice problems.

Genetics & Bioethics

Fri, Apr 23: No school.

Thurs, Apr 22:  Mrs. Annee returned the pedigree quizzes and students continued their PND research.

Wed, Apr 21: Students took a pedigree quiz and conducted research about PND in preparation for a debate next week.

Tues, Apr 20:  Students analyzed their “Sickle Cell: Am I a Carrier?” gels and submitted their completed labs.  Students were introduced to a bioethics issue (PND to determine carrier status) – Mrs. Annee explained the parameters of the assignment.

Mon, Apr 19: Students prepared and loaded their “Sickle Cell: Am I a Carrier?” gels and watched a 13-min video about the story of Carmani Boozer.

Apr 12: Genetics & Pedigrees

Fri, Apr 16: Students took a quiz over Multiple Alleles & X-linked traits.

Thurs, Apr 15:  Students began the “Sickle Cell: Am I a Carrier?” lab.

Wed, Apr 14: Mrs. Annee discussed pedigrees.

Tues, Apr 13: Mrs. Annee returned the quizzes, discussed multiple alleles, and announced a quiz over multiple alleles and X-linked traits will take place this Friday.

Mon, Apr 12: Students took a quiz over monohybrid, dihybrid, and polyhybrid crosses.

Apr 5-9: Mendelian Genetics

Fri, Apr 9: Mrs. Annee went over the X-linked practice problems and gave students a self-quiz in preparation for Monday’s quiz over monohybrid, dihybrid, and polyhybrid crosses.

Thurs, Apr 8: Mrs. Annee returned the Unit 4 quizzes and discussed X-linked traits.

Wed, Apr 7:  Students took a quiz over Unit 4 notes.  Mrs. Annee discussed polyhybrid crosses.

Tues, Apr 6:  Mrs. Annee discussed dihybrid crosses and distributed practice problems.

Mon, Apr 5: Students completed a Unit 4 Self-Quiz in preparation for Wednesday’s quiz (cell cycle, mitosis, and meiosis).  Mrs. Annee began the Unit 5 notes over Mendalian Genetics and monohybrid crosses.  Students worked on monohybrid cross practice problems.