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Date:
Subject
MYP Biology
Unit
Genetics
Topic
Family Pedigrees
Standards
Days Needed
Introduce the common symbols used in pedigree diagrams: female, male, affected,
unaffected, carrier, parent/child connections
Diagram how X and Y chromosomes are passed down on a simple family tree
Redo tree using colorblindness as an example sex-linked trait
How can we determine whether a woman is a carrier for a trait, if we know her family
history?
How can we determine if a trait is dominant or recessive using a pedigree? Can we do
the same for sex-linked vs. autosomal?
If time:
Pass out sprigs of cilantro, have class eat their leaves at the same time.
Approximately 10% of the population have an allele that makes cilantro taste like
soap. The rest of the population have at least one dominant allele for that gene that
gives it 'normal' flavor.
The way we see colors and taste flavors can be different from each other depending
on our mix of alleles. Can you describe the color red to a colorblind person? Can you
easily describe a flavor to someone who cannot taste it?
We will be doing an activity on our block day that will use our sense of taste to
determine the genotype of one of our tasting traits.
Key Questions to Keep in Mind