Old KS4 Science Curriculum - Science

4. Explore genes, DNA and chromosomes

Mission Objectives

explain what genes, DNA, and chromosomes are

describe the relationship between genes, DNA, and chromosomes

understand the basic principles of inheritance and how it relates to genes and chromosomes

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Words and meanings to learn

evolution

the theory that all the kinds of living things that exist today developed from earlier types

inheritance

the process by which genetic information is passed on from parent to child

genes

the basic units of heredity

chromosome

tiny structures inside cells made from DNA and protein

disorder

an illness that disrupts normal physical or mental functions

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Resources: Whiteboard and markers, Access to computers and the internet

Handout: Handout contains an example set of traits and a Punnett square

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