LESSON 1

INTRO TO
GENETICS
Why you are what you are… sort of
 Warm-Up
 In your notebook answer this question

What traits* do you have that you share with

your mom, dad, or sister/brother?

*the term “traits” defined on next slide

Trait
a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one
belonging to a person.

 genetically determined characteristic.

Trait Inventory
 Detached Earlobes
 Dimples
 Rolling your r’s
 Freckles
 Curly hair
 Cleft Chin
 Widows peak
 Rolling your tongue
What is the purpose of Reproduction?
The process of reproduction ensures that a plant or animal
species does not disappear from Earth.
This process is very important in maintaining stability in the
ecosystem and for the continuation of life on earth.
Offspring

 The young born of living

organisms
 babies
 children
What are the two types of Reproduction?
Asexual Reproduction Sexual Reproduction
Production of a new  Production of a new
organism without the organism that results from
combination of gametes the combination of gametes
(e.g. sperm and egg) (e.g., sperm and egg) from
 What organisms do this two parents
 What organisms do this
type of reproduction?
type of reproduction?
Gizmo Time!
We will use a Gizmo to see a model of sexual and asexual
reproduction-what is the difference?
Focus on two aspects of these types of reproduction:
 How many parents?
 What do the offspring look like?
Asexual Reproduction
What do we know about asexual reproduction from the
gizmo?
How many parents?
What do the offspring look like?
Asexual Reproduction
It involves a single
parent.
It results in
offspring that are
genetically
identical to each
other and to the
parent.
Sexual Reproduction
What do we know about sexual reproduction from the
Gizmo?
How many parents?
What do the offspring look like?
The process in which new
organisms are created, by Sexual
combining the genetic
information from two
individuals of different
sexes.
Offspring is different than
the parents
2 parents are needed
Half genes from “mom” and
half from “dad”
HOMEWORK!
1. Have a look at the video linked on Schoology
2. Develop two (or more) questions that the video brings to mind.