<p> AP Biology Syllabus November 2011</p><p>Topics and Labs and Dates Ch. Pages Major Concepts Homework Activities</p><p>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.</p><p>Finish lab #7</p><p>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.</p><p>Explain how the mRNA is translated to create a protein.</p>