Syllabus

 

Human Body
Light & Living Things
Cell Biology
Genetics
Evolution & History
Investigation
Site Map
 

A typical cell of any organism contains genetic instructions that specify its traits.  Those traits may be modified by environmental influences


Plant Reproduction  
The anatomy and physiology of plants illustrate the complementary nature of structure and function.

Flowering plants generate pollen, ovules, seeds, and fruit.

Reproduction in Flowering Plants PPT PDF Notes
Fertilization of Flowers   PPT PDF Notes
 
Flower Slideshow   PPT
Flower Model  PDF

Heredity   Gregor Mendel

A typical cell of any organism contains genetic instructions that specify its traits.

  Traits  PPT PDF Notes
Crazy Traits Lab PDF
BrainPOP: Heredity
Human Traits Lab PDF

Plant and animal cells contain many thousands of different genes and typically have two copies of every gene. The two copies (or alleles) of the gene may or may not be identical, and one may be dominant in determining the phenotype while the other is recessive.

 
Genes  PPT PDF Notes
Other Patterns of Inheritance PPT PDF Notes
 
Plastic Egg Genetics PDF
Punnett Squares PDF

DNA  
 

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material of living organisms and is located in the chromosomes of each cell.

 
DNA Structure  PPT   PDF   Notes
DNA Replication  PPT   PDF   Notes
Cells & DNA  PPT   PDF   Notes
Mistakes Happen  PPT   PDF   Notes
DNA & Technology  PPT   PDF   Notes
 
BrainPOP: DNA
The DNA Molecule Model PDF
DNA Forensics Lab PDF
   

Patricia Ware

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