 |
Additional Ideas for Developing Investigations and Learning Experiences and Suggested Extensions to Learning in Technology/Engineering are in Appendix III.
The Chemistry of Life
Structure and Function of Cells
Genetics
Human Anatomy and Phyiology
Evolution and Biodiversity
Ecology
Genetics
Broad Concept: Genes are a set of instructions encoded in the DNA sequence of each organism that specify the sequence of amino acids in proteins characteristic of that organism.
| 3.1 | Describe the structure and function of DNA, and distinguish among replication, transcription, and translation.* |
| 3.2 | Describe the processes of replication, transcription, and translation and how they relate to each other in molecular biology. |
| 3.3 | Describe the general pathway by which ribosomes synthesize proteins by using tRNAs to translate genetic information encoded in mRNAs. |
| 3.4 | Explain how mutations in the DNA sequence of a gene may be silent or result in phenotypic change in an organism and in its offspring. |
| 3.5 | Differentiate between dominant, recessive, codominant, polygenic, and sex-linked traits. |
| 3.6 | State Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment. |
| 3.7 | Use a Punnett Square to determine the genotype and phenotype of monohybrid crosses.* |
| 3.8 | Explain how zygotes are produced in the fertilization process. |
| 3.9 | Recognize that while viruses lack cellular structure, they have the genetic material to invade living cells. |
Boldface type indicates core standards for full-year courses. An asterisk (*) indicates core standards for integrated courses.
|
