Wed, Jan 27, Thrus, Jan 28 and Friday, January 29, 2016

Friday, January 29, 2016
Today we took a quiz on the genetics unit.  If you were out, see me to arrange a time to make up the quiz.

Thursday, January 28, 2016
Today we read pages 138-139 about mutations in the green textbook.  If you were out, see me for a copy of those pages and do the reading. We also read a handout about “The Blue People of Kentucky” - people in Kentucky who are blue, due to a mutation.  See me for a copy, and read it - interesting stuff!

There is a quiz on the Genetics unit tomorrow - quizlet study sets have been posted on the science blog to help you study.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016
A)Today we copied some notes on Mutations - if you were out, copy the notes below to page 61 in your journal:

---------
U3Act5: Mutants and Blue People
Key Question: What is a mutation?
What affects can they have?
Mutation: A change in the order of bases in an organisms DNA
There are three Types:
Deletion
Insertion
Substitution
If mutations occur in sex cells, they can be passed on...which is what happened to the Blue People of Kentucky.
-------

B)We also went over the Punnett Square practice sheet called Zork genetics.  If you were out, see me for a copy (if you you need one), complete it (if you haven’t already), and then see me for the key.  If you have questions on the practice sheet as you work on it, or after you have corrected it, BE SURE TO SEE ME.