Dates Ch. Pages Major Concepts Homework Activities

AP Biology Syllabus November 2011

Topics and Labs and Dates Ch. Pages Major Concepts Homework Activities

Meiosis Discuss the significance of independent assortment in AP® Lab: Meiosis 11/1- 13 248-259 meiosis. 11/7 TEST: Chapters 11-13 Mendelian genetics Discuss Mendel's laws of segregation and independent AP® Lab #7 Drosophila -Mendelian laws assortment. Explain how the events of meiosis I genetics -Environmental account for the observations that led Mendel to 11/8- 262-275 roles formulate these laws. 11/10 14 -Human genetics Discuss how the following deviate from Mendel’s laws and give a biological example: incomplete dominance, codominance, pleiotropy, polygenic inheritance, and epistasis. Chromosomal inheritance Differentiate between the laws of segregation and AP® Lab #7 Drosophila -Gene chromosome independent assortment genetics continued 11/14- Theory 15 286-298 11/16 -Linkage Complete questions 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 11 on p. 291-292 -Chromosomal TEST Chapters 14-15 alterations Describe each type of chromosomal alteration DNA Discuss ONE experiment that proved DNA was the AP® Lab #7 Drosophila -Search for the genetic material. genetics continued genetic material 11/17- -DNA structure Describe the structure of DNA 16 305-322 -DNA replication Building DNA from model 11/18 Explain how DNA replicates itself. Be sure to include kits specific enzymes.

Finish lab #7

Topics and Labs and Dates Ch. Pages Major Concepts Homework Activities Protein synthesis Define each of the three major stages in protein Lab: Building model of -Transcription synthesis. protein synthesis -RNA processing -Translation Compare and contrast protein synthesis in prokaryotic -Mutations and eukaryotic cells. Add to your overall list of TEST: Chapters 16-17 11/21- differences. 17 325-348 11/29 Explain how DNA is transcribed to form RNA. Be sure to include a description of RNA processing.

Explain how the mRNA is translated to create a protein.