Norris School District, MS Science

Unit 4 - Genetics

In this unit, students will:

1) Identify factors that control inheritance of traits on organisms.

2) Learn about Gregor Mendel and his contributions to genetics.

3) Explain why human traits show a variety of phenotypes.

4) Explain how environmental factors can alter the effects of a gene.

5) Explain what determines gender and why some sex-linked traits are more common in males than in females.

6) Describe how geneticists use pedigrees.

7) Explain how genetic disorders are diagnosed.