ANNOUNCEMENT: Students may bring their laptops to class tomorrow, Thursday September 22nd only, for the main lesson work period. If you bring a laptop, you must use it to work on your main lesson book only! Cheers! See y'all tomorrow!
Supportive MaterialsA refresher on Meiosis:
Mendelian GeneticsMENDELIAN GENETICS CHAPTER
Click here to access a textbook chapter on Mendelian Genetics. DNA Replication and Protein BiosynthesisDNA Replication AnimationProtein Synthesis: TranscriptionProtein Synthesis: TranslationCrash Course: DNA Structure and ReplicationPCR
PCR Animation
Epigenetics and Gene RegulationClick here to check out a great introductory video on Epigenetics (this is not the same one as the NOVA/Tyson one).Click here for an awesome interactive website on Epigenetics topics. The "lick Your Rats" component will be really helpful for our class discussion.
The teacher in this video does a great job explaining everything you'll need to know about gene regulation.
Radiolab: Inheritance
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Course Materials & Slides
The Difference Between the Laws of Independent Assortment and Segregation
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EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!
Click here to access a tRNA folding exercise. Bring your completed tRNA molecule in on monday, be able to point out it's various features and explain it's role in protein biosynthesis for some extra credit points! Note, you'll want a color printer to complete this, though you could probably print it in black and white and color the necessary parts corresponding to how they're depicted on the webpage. Have fun! |