Genetics

Expected Student Learning Competencies

 * Explain how all organisms begin their life cycles as a single cell and that in multicellular organisms, successive generations of embryonic cells form by cell division.
 * Summarize the stages of the **cell cycle**.
 * Explain the role of **mitosis** in the formation of new cells and its importance in maintaining chromosome number during asexual reproduction
 * Explain that the information passed from parents to offspring is transmitted by means of genes which are coded in **DNA** molecules.
 * Describe how Mendel’s laws of segregation and independent assortment can be observed through patterns of inheritance.

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 * Explain that the information passed from parents to offspring is transmitted by means of genes which are coded in **DNA** molecules.
 * Explain how crossing over, jumping genes, and deletion and duplication of genes results in genetic variation.
 * Explain how **mutations** can alter genetic information and the possible consequences
 * Describe the basic structure of **DNA**, including the role of hydrogen bonding.
 * Explain how the process of **DNA** replication results in the transmission and conservation of the genetic
 * Describe how transcription and translation result in gene expression.
 * Cite evidence to support that the genetic code is universal.

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 * Explain how **mutations** can alter genetic information and the possible consequences
 * Describe how the process of **meiosis** results in the formation of haploid gametes and analyze the importance of **meiosis** in sexual reproduction.
 * Compare and contrast the function of **mitosis** and **meiosis**.
 * Illustrate that the sorting and recombining of genes in sexual reproduction results in a great variety of possible gene combination.
 * Evaluate the process of **sexual reproduction** in influencing genetic variability in a population.
 * Distinguish among observed inheritance patterns caused by several types of genetic traits (dominant, recessive, codominant, sex-linked,polygenic, incomplete dominance, multiple alleles)
 * Explain how gene actions, patterns of heredity, and reproduction of cells and organisms account for the continuity of life.

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 * Explain how **genetic technologies** have impacted the fields of medicine, **forensics,** and agriculture.
 * Evaluate the societal impact of **genetic engineering** techniques and applications
 * Analyze ethical, social, economic, and cultural considerations as related to the development, selection, and use of **technologies**.
 * Compare and contrast the emerging **technologies** of **telemedicine**, **nanotechnology**, prosthetics, and biochemistry as they relate to improving human health
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