MEIOSIS and MITOSIS

Vulcan Mating Ritual

Mating Lab: 

Purpose:  To have hypothetical offspring with at least 4 other individuals

In the class and calculate the probability of certain traits using a punnet

Square.  Next, you will perform a Vulcan mating ritual (pon farr) where

you randomly pick an allele from the other person and they randomly pick

one of your alleles.  Then observe the traits of your offspring.  Have 8 kids per mate

Keep track of the genotype of each kid.  By the end of the activity, you will have 32 kids

Method:

Write down your phenotype for the following characteristics:

Earlobe attachment or unattached

Tongue rolling or not                       T       t

Cleft chin or smooth chin.                C     c

Widow’s peak or not                          W  w

Natural curl or straight hair         N  n

Dimples or not       D    d

Righty or Lefty       R   r

Freckles or not       F  f

Girl XX or boy XY

For each trait, make the genotype as alleles on two small pieces of paper.

 Write your phenotypes now:

For each mate you have draw nine punnet squares  representing

 each trait and

calculate the Probability of each trait.

Mate 1’s  genotype:_Ff WW tt nn rr dd cc  Ee__XX_________________

Punnet squares: indicate probability

Actual genotypes of the offspring. Draw a cartoon of your kids. Name them

Offspring :

1.ff Ww Tt  Dd Cc EE rr

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Homologous Chromosomes, Genetics and Mitosis vs Meiosis

You will review some notes on homologous chromosomes and also go over some basic Genetics concepts.  Further you will review the main concepts of Mitosis vs Meiosis as you review this video

DNA Lesson

We will explore the nature of DNA. We will review these notes here  and you will get a worksheet looking at DNA replication.

Neuroscience symposium

If you were not able to go to the Don Rix lecture, here is another opportunity

A NEUROSCIENCE WORKSHOP AT UBC

Catalase lab

Here is the catalase lab

lipid lesson

We went over lipids and the quiz next day is:
1.  write the dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis of glycerol and fatty acids
2.  identify a triglyceride as   SOLID, LIQUID,  saturated or unsaturated and label the cis or trans fatty acids

Carbohydrate Activity

Here is the bead activity to help you visualize carbohydrate monomers and polymers.
Please do the activity and write your answers. You will be quizzed on this assignment next day. And you will be asked to draw the following monomers:  glucose, fructose, galactose

Biomolecules

We did some notes and lecture on biomolecules and next period you will draw the dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis of monomers such as glucose and amino acid

Your Quiz today is to fill out this form for 5 marks


Our class is invited to attend the Don Rix Distinguished Lecture Series October 19   My assignment is for you to write a one page summary of the event and describe what you learned.  The dress code is business casual and there will be a formal catered reception  following the lecture.  You will be dismissed following the lecture.

The lecture takes place at the Vancouver Convention Centre.  Genome BC cordially invites our Gladstone students to attend.

Naming non metal compounds and worksheet

CHEMICAL COMPOUND WORKSHEET

Quiz questions for Sept 21

1)   What properties of water are the result of its polarity? Give 3 examples of these properties’ effect in your body or in nature in general.

2)    What does an emulsifier do?

3)    What emulsifier do you have in your body and why is it important?

4)    Are acids and basis ionic or covalent compounds?

5)    What ability makes acids acidic?

6)    What ability makes bases basic? (Give both possibilities)

7)    What happens when you mix acid and base together? What is the product of this reaction?

8)    What do buffers do?

9)    Why are they important in our bodies?

After this, you will do a WHMIS exercise so we may start doing labs

BONDS, Ionic bonds...

Quiz qu for next day
1.  Give me an example of diatomic molecule. How could you explain the elements tendency to form this diatomic structure rather than staying as a single atom?
2. What kind of atoms are likely to form ionic bonds with each other? Why are they eager to do that?
3.What kind of atoms are likely to form covalent bonds together?
4. Draw me a Lewis diagram example of a polar covalent compound, clearly showing where the electrons are in relation to each atom and where the partial negative and the partial positive charges are.

5.   List the different types of bonding in order of strength, from weakest to strongest.

Chem review

Today we made lego compounds and went over your chem review notes
Your quiz questions for next period are as follows

Quiz questions for Sept 13

1.      What is the most basic unit of chemistry?

2.     What are atoms made of?  

3.     The periodic table may be divided into metals and non-metals.

What charge do metals make?  Non-metals?

4.     What is a positive charged ion called? Meow

5.     What is a negative charged ion called?

6.     What is a bond between the positive charged ion and

negative charged ion?

7.     Define isotope.