Content :

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation [Gr.10]

Content Standards :

demonstrates understanding
 that the information passed from parents to offspring is coded in DNA molecules
 of the structure of DNA molecules
 of the DNA replication
 genetic information stored in DNA is used to direct the synthesis of proteins
 of process of protein synthesis
 how mutations in a gene influence the structure or function of proteins
 that mutations that occur in sex cells can be passed on to the offspring’s.

Performance Standards :

 explains how heritable characteristics can be observed in an organism’s phenotype – molecular or whole-organism level

Learning Competencies :

 describes the structure of the DNA molecule
 explains the process of DNA replication
 explains the process of protein synthesis
 explains how genes are responsible for specific traits
 explains the significance of meiosis in maintaining the chromosome number
 describes how the union of egg and sperm cells results to variation