Genetics; The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance. March 5 - March 9, 2018

March 9, 2018
Crossing over during meiosis

 The Benefits of Crossing over:
1) It produces genetic variation.
2) Diversity within a species increases the chances of survival



Non-disjunction

Consequences of Non-disjunction:
 Sex chromosomes:
 




Trisomy 21 ( Down Syndrome):



March 8, 2018
What happens when cells grow out of control?
Tumors develop.  The tumors can be benign or malignant. 
 
March 7, 2018
The class was spent explaining the vocabulary words of the day of distinguishing the different types of cells; haploid and diploid cells

The Human Life Cycle
 
 

March 6, 2018
Off for Professional Development Training.
The students will draw and label the stages of Meiosis

March 5, 2018
Discussion and Explanation of binary fission/asexual reproduction and the differences between sexual  reproduction.
Overview of Mitosis- The Cell Cycle

Click the link below to see the overview of the cell cycle.
The Cell Cycle


The stages of Mitosis: