BIO.5

BIO.5 The student will investigate and understand common mechanisms of inheritance and protein synthesis. Key concepts include:

a)    cell growth and division;

b)    gamete formation;

c)    cell specialization;

d)    prediction of inheritance of traits based on the Mendelian laws of heredity;

e)    historical development of the structural model of DNA;

f)     genetic variation;

g)    the structure, function, and replication of nucleic acids;

h)    events involved in the construction of proteins;

i)     use, limitations, and misuse of genetic information; and

j)     exploration of the impact of DNA technologies.

N.I.C.E. Alternatives
 * Henrietta Lacks


 * Rosalind Franklin
 * GENDER ISN'T REAL
 * Why James Watson Is Super Problematic