Here are the symbols for the situations in Section C: 21) Black fur is dominant over white fur B 22) Tall is dominant over short T 23) Yellow is dominant. Green is recessive. Y 24) White flowers are recessive. Purple flowers are dominant. P

1. Table of Contents
Date Description Category
1/4 Genetics Unit organizer
1/4 Mendel & His Peas Video Activity
1/4 Who Loves Peas – Mendel Rdg. &?’s Homework

2. 7th Grade Science Unit Organizer – Life Science
Last Unit: Current Unit: Next Unit:
Essential Questions:
1. Introduction to Genetics –
What is the relationship among genes, chromosomes, and inherited traits?
How are genes related to genotype and phenotype?
2. Punnett Squares –
How is a punnett square used to determine the probability of possible
offspring?
3. Genetics Since Mendel –
What other inheritance patterns have been identified and how do they differ
from what Mendel described?
4. Pedigrees –
What is a pedigree chart and how are they interpreted?
Relationships:
Compare/Contrast
Creating
Analyzing
Hypothesize/Predict
Simulate
Major Assignments &
Assessments
(Check when complete & returned)
Genetics Foldable
Genetics &
Heredity
1. Introduction to
Genetics
Gregor
Mendel
Principles
of Genetics
To better understand we need to learn
More discoveries have been made
Tool used in Mendelian Genetics

3. Introduction to Genetics
-based on 6 principals (what are they?)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Punnett Squares
-how do you fill out a punnett square?
Create and explain an example.
Genetics Since Mendel
-other inheritance patterns (list & describe)
1.
2.
3.
Study Guide – Life Science
Last Unit:
MicroLife
Current Unit:
Genetics & Heredity
Next Unit:
Human Body Systems
Genetics Unit Vocabulary – We will fill this section in as we go. Use these words to create flash cards. (Definitions will be in your notebook)

4. Gregor Mendel: Great Minds
With Hank Green (A.K.A. - the guy from the Crash Course videos )

5. _________________________________________
Mendel’s Hypothesis:
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Gregor Mendel-
“Great Minds”
How are physical characteristics in pea
plants passed to offspring?
Tended garden at the monastery
And went to college to become a teacher –
studied Heredity
Parents “give” information/directions
formation/directions to their offspring.
He studied:
-color of flowers (purple/ white)
-size of plant (short/tall)
-texture of pea (smooth/wrinkled)
-color of pea (yellow/green)
Did different crosses to get different
results (on purpose) over and over
1. Offspring inherit a pair
of “information”- one
from each parent.
2. Alleles can be
dominant or recessive.
3. Dominant doesn’t
necessarily mean it is
seen most often.
It is in fact, random!
Yes!!!
They gave us the
foundation of
genetics.

6. 1/4 Who Loves Peas? – Gregor Mendel Reading

7. Your Task:
To create a Genetics
foldable with
definitions and colors!

8. Name: Date: Period:
Genetics Foldable
Name: Date: Period:
Q: What have you inherited?
How traits are Inherited
The Father of Genetics
Dominant vs. Recessive
Genotype vs. Phenotype
Homozygous vs. Heterozygous
Punnett Squares
Task #1
Create your
foldable &
label the
flaps as
shown.
*You will cut
3 flaps in half
as shown.

9. 1/6 - Warm-up: Brain Pop - Genetics
Warm-up:
Tape down
and review
the Brain Pop
questions you
got off the
pink stool.
Answer while
you watch!

10. Who Loves Peas?
1. Choose one of your parents to compare yourself to and discuss two
physical features that you share.
2. Why was Gregor Mendel given the nickname “Father of Genetics”?
3. There were two reasons given as to why Mendel chose to study the pea
plant. List both.
4. What two ideas did Mendel get from his work with the pea plants?
5. What did Mendel believe was passed from the parent pea plants to the
next set of plants?
6. What did Mendel mean when he said “some traits are not tied to other
traits”?
7. What is shown in a Punnett Square?
8. Why do you think that it took so long for scientists to pay attention to all
of the research on pea plants from Mendel?
Answers will vary
He was the first person who was able to figure out a lot about how
directions are passed down from parents to children.
1. They grow quickly
2.It’s easy to see changes in their stem length, seed color and flower color
1. He realized that each parent gives half of its directions to the children.
2. Each trait he studied was passed on to the new plants without being tied to the other traits.
Directions
One trait did not necessarily affect another trait
The “directions” each parent has and what the children COULD look like
His ideas were brand new and not
enough scientists were studying the same information for others to believe.

11. Introduction to Genetics
-based on 6 principals (what are they?)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Punnett Squares
-how do you fill out a punnett square?
Create and explain an example.
Genetics Since Mendel
-other inheritance patterns (list & describe)
1.
2.
3.
Study Guide – Life Science
Last Unit:
MicroLife
Current Unit:
Genetics & Heredity
Next Unit:
Human Body Systems
Genetics Unit Vocabulary – We will fill this section in as we go. Use these words to create flash cards. (Definitions will be in your notebook)
Traits
Heredity
Genetics
Dominant
Recessive
PunnettSquare
Characteristics
Genes
Genotype
Phenotype
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Alleles
GregorMendel
Probability
*Copy these words onto
your Study Guide!
1/7 Warm-up

12. Genetics Vocabulary Word Boxes
DIRECTIONS: Use the red text book and page numbers below to find/copy the definition for each
vocabulary word. Sentences must be complete and pictures must be colored.
p. 404
p. 411
p. 411
p. 410
p. 411
Use your foldable!
p. 412
p. 411
Use your foldable!
Oneofthealternativeformsofagenefora
characteristic,suchashaircolor.The“stronger”
formofthetrait
Oneofthealternativeformsofagenefora
characteristic,suchashaircolor. The
“weaker”formofthetrait

13. Mendel and His Peas
Vocabulary
In your own words, write a definition of the following terms in the space
provided.
*Use page 404 in the red text book.
1. Heredity: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
2. Dominant Trait: _______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Recessive Trait: _______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Mendel and His Peas
Vocabulary
In your own words, write a definition of the following terms in the space
provided.
*Use page 404 in the red text book.
1. Heredity: _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
2. Dominant Trait: _______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
3. Recessive Trait: _______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Warm-up:
Write the following definitions in your notebook.
You may use a text book. (page 404)
1/8 Warm-up: Genetics Definitions
The passing of genetic traits from
parent to offspring
The trait observed in the 1st generation
when parents that have different traits are bred.
The trait that reappears in the 2nd generation
after disappearing in the 1st when parents with different
traits are bred.

14. Genetics Vocabulary Word Boxes
Oneofthealternativeformsofagenefora
characteristic,suchashaircolor.The“stronger”
formofthetrait
Becauseofthe
dominantallele,the
babyhadbrownhair
Oneofthealternativeformsofagenefora
characteristic,suchashaircolor. The
“weaker”formofthetrait
Theonlywayto
seearecessivetrait
istohavetwo
recessivealleles
Thepassingoftraitsfromparentstooffspring
Squareusedtoorganizeallofthepossible
combinationofoffspringfromparticular
parents
Punnettsquares
showtheresultsof
geneticcrosses.
Thegeneticmakeupofanorganism;alsothe
combinationofgenesforoneormorespecific
traits
Alloftheoffspring
forthiscrosshave
thesamegenotype
–BB.
Anorganism’sappearanceordetectable
characteristic
Phenotypesare
affectedbygenes Brown
Eyes
Anorganismwithtwodifferentalleles
Aplantthathasthe
genotype Ppissaid
tobeheterozygous.
Pp
Anorganismwithtwodominantortwo
recessivealleles
Aplantthehas
thegenotypePPissaidto
behomozygousdominant. PP
Thelikelihoodthatapossiblefutureeventwill
occurinanygiveninstanceoftheevent
Whatistheprobability
ofhavingaplantwith
whiteflowers?
Becauseof
heredity,Icanroll
mytongue.

15. 1/11 Warm-up: Heredity Concept Map
Heredity
characteristics
parents
offspring
genes
alleles
dominant genotype phenotype

16. 1/11
Intro to
Genetics
Notes
Intro to Genetics – Smart Notes
History of Genetics
 Gregor __________ - Known as the “ _________ of Genetics”
 Austrian monk – tended __________________ at monastery (church)
 Experimented with _____ _________ to try and find a pattern to the way characteristics are passed from
generation to generation.
Why pea plants?!
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ (examples: plant height, seed color and seed shape)
3. ____________________________________
Mendel’s First Experiments
* Crossed 2 _________ pea plants RESULTS = ALL ____________ pea plants
* Crossed 2 _________ pea plants RESULTS = ALL ____________ pea plants
 Mendel called these plants ____________ because they produced offspring with the same physical traits as parent
plants.
Mendel’s Second Experiments
* Crossed _________ plant with _______ plant RESULTS = ALL __________ plants.
* Crossed 2 _________ pea plants RESULTS = some ________, and some ____________ pea plants.
 Mendel called these plants _____________ because they can produce offspring that can have the dominant form
of the trait OR the recessive form of the trait.
 To be able to identify different generations from another, Mendel began naming generations:
Original plants = ______________________
1st
offspring of parent plants = _________________________
2nd
offspring = _____________________________
Mendel concluded that some plants contained factors for both ___________ & ___________. These factors are now
known as ________________.
 ____________ are the units of heredity.
**Fill in the missing
information as we
move through the
slides. Make sure to
add any extra
information to your
paper that I write
on the board!

17. What's up?
I'm Gregor Mendel.
Studied math & science
Austrian monk
Tended the garden at the monastery
(church)
Experimented with pea plants to find pattern
of characteristics passed to next generations.
"Father of Genetics"
1. grow and reproduce quickly
2. large variety of characteristics to study
3. can be crossed (bred) easily

18. X
tall tall
Produces ALL Tall

19. X
True breeding = always produces offspring with same
traits as parents.
short short
Produces ALL Short
A.K.A. – Purebred or Homozygous

20. X
tall short
Parent Generation (P)
1st Generation

21. So what now?? ... SURPRISE!!!
X
tall tall
1st Generation
2nd GenerationThe parent plants must be Hybrids!!!
Hybrid = a plant that has the gene for the
tall trait and a gene for the short trait
A.K.A. – Heterozygous

22. Mendel concluded......
some plants contained factors for both DOMINANT & RECESSIVE traits.
These factors are now
known as GENES.
• GENES are the units of Heredity.
• Different forms of a gene are
called ALLELES.

23. Mendel kept careful, detailed records......
• some traits seemed to be "stronger" - DOMINANT
• some traits seemed to be "weaker" than others - recessive
DOMINANT
(T)
recessive
(t)
every organism has 2 forms
of a gene for each trait
(one from each parent)
Possible Gene Combinations:
Homozygous – when an organism
has 2 dominant or 2 recessive
alleles for the genotype
Heterozygous – when an
organism has 1 dominant AND 1
recessive allele for the genotype(TT or tt) (Tt)
*Geneticists use symbols (letters) to represent different forms of traits (alleles)

24. TT
Rr Yy
d
ABb
bb

25. 6 Principles of Genetics
1. Traits, or characteristics, are passed on from one generation to the
next generation.
2. Traits of organisms are controlled by genes.
3. Organisms inherit genes in pairs - one gene from each parent.
4. Some genes are DOMINANT and other are recessive.
5. Dominant genes hide recessive genes when both are inherited by an
organism.
6. Some genes are neither dominant or recessive - Incomplete Dominance
Or CoDominance

26. Warm-up:
Copy & Answer the following questions in your notebook.
You may use your notes!
1/12 Warm-up: What is Genetics?
1. How are traits inherited?
2. What was Mendel's role in the history of
genetics?
3. Heredity and genetics help explain what?
A: Traits of organisms are controlled by genes.
A: He was the father of genetics.
A: They help to explain why people are different.

27. Probability=
So......What is the probability of inheriting a
certain gene from your mom? ____% dad? ____%
Branch of mathematics
that helps you predict
the chance something
will happen

28. • Every organism has ____ forms of genes!!!!2

29. BoyGirl
?
XX
(Female)
What allele do you get from
your mom?
What allele do you get from
your dad?
X orX YXor
XY
(Male)

30. Boy ____%Girl ____%
?
XX
(Female)
What allele do you get from
your mom?
What allele do you get from
your dad?
X orX YXor
XY
(Male)

31. Chromosome
Gene
Trait

32. Genotype:
The actual gene makeup of an organism........
*The 2 alleles (from mom and dad) an organism has
for trait
TT tt
Ff dd
SsBB

33. The physical (visible) characteristics of an organism
"What does the trait LOOK LIKE?"
TALL SHORT
Phenotype:

34. Section A: Identify each situation below by writing a P for phenotype or a G for genotype.
1) ______ Bb 6) ______ AaBbCc
2) ______ brown hair 7) ______ widow’s peak
3) ______ stripes 8) ______ curly hair
4) ______ ZZ 9) _______ Tt
5) ______ tall 10) _______ PP
Section B: Identify the following genotypes as homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, or heterozygous.
11) BB ____________________ 16) GG ____________________
12) Bb ____________________ 17) AA ____________________
13) bb ____________________ 18) Ss ____________________
14) Tt ____________________ 19) qq ____________________
15) rr ____________________ 20) Dd ____________________

35. Section A: Identify each situation below by writing a P for phenotype or a G for genotype.
1) ______ Bb 6) ______ AaBbCc
2) ______ brown hair 7) ______ widow’s peak
3) ______ stripes 8) ______ curly hair
4) ______ ZZ 9) _______ Tt
5) ______ tall 10) _______ PP
Section B: Identify the following genotypes as homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, or heterozygous.
11) BB ____________________ 16) GG ____________________
12) Bb ____________________ 17) AA ____________________
13) bb ____________________ 18) Ss ____________________
14) Tt ____________________ 19) qq ____________________
15) rr ____________________ 20) Dd ____________________
G
P
P
G
P
G
P
P
G
G
Homozygous Dominant
Heterozygous
Homozygous Recessive
Heterozygous
Homozygous Recessive
Homozygous Dominant
Homozygous Dominant
Heterozygous
Homozygous Recessive
Heterozygous

36. Section C: Assign a symbol (letter) for each situation below.
21) Black fur is dominant over white fur _________
22) Tall is dominant over short ________
23) Yellow is dominant. Green is recessive. __________
24) White flowers are recessive. Purple flowers are dominant. ____________
25) Long tails are dominant over short tails. _________
Phenotype Vs. Genotype Name: __________________ Date:________ Period: ___
Section D: Assign a genotype for each situation below.
26) The rabbit is homozygous dominant for black fur. __________
27) The flower is heterozygous for purple petals. ___________
28) The pea plant is short, which is the recessive trait. ____________
29) The dog is heterozygous for brown fur. ____________
30) The man is homozygous dominant for widow’s peak. ____________
B-black; b-white
T-tall; t-short
Y-yellow; y-green
P-purple, p-white
L-long; l-short
BB
Pp
tt
Bb
WW

38. What Color is the Pod?
Green (G) is the dominant color for pods of pea
plants.
Yellow (g) is recessive.
1. What are the phenotypes of the following
genotypes?
a. GG___________________________
b. Gg ___________________________
c. gg ___________________________
2. Fill in the Punnett squares below to show the
outcomes of the crosses. Next to each genotype,
write the correct phenotype.
1/13 Warm-up: What Color is the Pod?
Green
Green
yellow
Warm-up:
Tape in & complete
the following
questions &
punnett squares
in your notebook.
You may use your
notes!

39. What Color is the Pod?
2. Fill in the Punnett squares below to show the outcomes of
the crosses. Next to each genotype, write the correct
phenotype.
a. GG X Gg b. GG x gg
c. Gg X Gg d. Gg x gg
1/13 What Color is the Pod?
G G
G
g
GG GG
Gg Gg
G G
g
g
Gg Gg
Gg Gg
G g
G
g
GG Gg
Gg gg
G g
g
g
Gg gg
ggGg

40. Height (tall and short)
Tall- T, Short- t
3. Tall because it is the only trait
seen in the first generation
4. Short because it is NOT
seen in the first generation
5. Tt; T was inherited from the first plant
t was inherited from the second plant

41. G
F
D
H
C
B
A
E

42. 1/13 Practice: Punnett Square Exercises
Practice:
Tape in & complete the following punnett squares in your notebook

45. 1/13 – Simple Genetics Practice Problems

46. Warm-up:
Label your T.O.C. & clean off your
desk
**Except for your notebook and
something to write with.
Level ZERO so we can get started!!!


48. No, because the inheritance of traits is completely random. They may
have “similar” features but NOT identical!
(every sperm is genetically different and every egg is genetically different)
No, because there is always variation due to each sperm
and egg being genetically different. Also, because traits
are passed down over many generations!
Most (if not all)!!!! Each trait can be traced back
to one of the grandparents.
Answers will vary.

49. HOM
HET
HET
HOM
HET
HOM
HET
HOM
HET
HET
HOM
HOM
HET
HOM
HOM
HET
Purple
Purple
White
Brown
Brown
Blue
Round
Round
Wrinkled
Long tail
Long tail
Bobtail

50. SS
Ss
ss
PP
Pp
pp

51. 1/20 -1/22 : Team Time Assignment
*complete this worksheet (both sides) & turn it into your class tray before you leave.
Sponge Bob #1

52. 1/20 Oompah Loompah Genetics
Warm-up:
Tape in & complete the following punnett squares in your
notebook. You may use your notes!

53. Oompah Loompah Genetics
SHOW ALL WORK and complete PUNNET SQUARES
1. Oompahs generally have blue faces which are caused by a dominant gene. The recessive condition results in an orange
face. Develop a "key" to show the genotypes and phenotypes possible for Oompah Loompahs.
Genotype Phenotype
BB
Bb
bb
2. Two heterozygous Oompahs are crossed. What percent of the offspring will have orange faces?
Blue
Blue
Orange
B b
B
b
BB Bb
Bb bb

54. 3. A blue faced Oompah (homozygous) is married to an orange faced Oompah. They have 8 children. How many children will
have blue faces?
4. Otis Oompah has an orange face and is married to Ona Oompah who has a blue face. They have 60 children, 31 of them
have orange faces. What are the genotypes of the parents?
Genotype of Ona ___________ Genotype of Otis ____________
5. Odie Oompah has a blue face. In fact, everyone in Odie's family has a blue face, and the family boasts that it is a "pure" line.
Much to his family's horror, he married Ondi Oompah who "gasp" has an orange face. What are the gentoypes of their
children? Is Odie's line still "pure"?
3. A blue faced Oompah (homozygous) is married to an orange faced Oompah. They have 8 children. How many children will
have blue faces?
4. Otis Oompah has an orange face and is married to Ona Oompah who has a blue face. They have 60 children, 31 of them
have orange faces. What are the genotypes of the parents?
Genotype of Ona ___________ Genotype of Otis ____________
B B
b
b
Bb Bb
Bb Bb
ALL of them!
Bb
B B
b
b
Bb Bb
Bb Bb
bb

55. 1. Label “Punnett Square Stations”
in your T.O.C. and on the next
blank page in your notebook.
2. Clear off your tables except for
a pencil.
3. ”Level 0” !!
Warm Up!

56. P
Change the B to a P!

57. Punnett Square
Stations:
#1 and #2- Cookie Monster and TMNT
#3 and #4- Stewie and Mickey and Minnie Mouse
#5 and #6- Donald Duck and Mario and Princess Peach
#7 and #8– Bugs Bunny and Kermit and Miss Piggy
Bunny Genetics- Bunny Genetics

58. 7th Grade Science Unit Organizer – Life Science
Last Unit:
MicroLife
Current Unit:
Genetics & Heredity
Next Unit:
Human Body Systems
Essential Questions:
1. Introduction to Genetics –
What is the relationship among genes, chromosomes, and inherited traits?
How are genes related to genotype and phenotype?
2. Punnett Squares –
How is a punnett square used to determine the probability of possible
offspring?
3. Genetics Since Mendel –
What other inheritance patterns have been identified and how do they differ
from what Mendel described?
4. Pedigrees –
What is a pedigree chart and how are they interpreted?
Relationships:
Compare/Contrast
Creating
Analyzing
Hypothesize/Predict
Simulate
Major Assignments &
Assessments
(Check when complete & returned)
Genetics Foldable
Intro to Genetics Notes
Mendel’s Work SS
Phenotype/Genotype Notes
Punnett Square Stations
SpongeBob Genetics #1
Genetics Vocab Quiz
Genetics &
Heredity
1. Introduction to
Genetics
Genetics
Vocabulary
2. Punnett
Squares
Gregor
Mendel
Principles
of Genetics
Inheritance Traits
Tools
Genetic
Crosses
Probability
To better understand we need to learn
More discoveries have been made
Tool used in Mendelian Genetics

59. P
Change the B to a P!

69. Warm Up:

70. It’s QUIZ Day!!!
• Clear off your tables (put everything on the floor
except for your pencil!)
• LEVEL ZERO – so we can get things started
• Turn your Quiz into your class tray.
• When are finished with the quiz you should…??
Get & Complete SpongeBob Genetics #1 worksheet.
What’s the probability that I
am going to ace this quiz!!!

71. Ho
Ho
Ho
He
He He
He
(He)-
(Ho)- TT, ff, DD, bb, tt, BB, dd, FF
Dd, Bb, Tt, Ff,
BlueYellowYellow
Square Square round
TT, Tt tt
ppPpPP,
Ho
Ho
Ho
Ho
Ho

72. S s
s
s
Ss ss
Ss ss
Ss= square and ss= round
2 4 50
2 4 50
P p
P
p
PP Pp
Pp pp
PP= pink, Pp= pink and pp= yellow
3 4 75
1 4 25

73. B B
b
b
Bb Bb
Bb Bb
Bb= square
100
0
No, because they would have both the blue and green alleles.
B b
B
b
BB Bb
Bb bb
BB= blue, Bb= blue and bb= green
75
25

74. T T
T
t
TT TT
Tt Tt
TT= tall, and Tt= tall
Yes, it is not possible for Mr. and Mrs. Krabbs
to have a short eyeball baby.