Instruction
Look over the responses your peers have posted before you choose your objective.
Then, choose one of the objectives for Exam 3 listed below that has not already been addressed by any of the other posts. If all objectives have been addressed, choose one and expand on what someone else said, discussing things from another perspective, or parts they did not cover. You may find it helpful to do a quick initial post that "reserves your topic," they write the post up as a reply to your initial post, that way, you do not lose points for repeated topics.
Start a new thread (do not reply to someone else for your initial post). Start your post with the objective you will be covering - Even if you are doing a video, infographic or other post type, your post should start with text that clearly states the objective you are covering in the first line of your post (I will be covering Week 8 objective 1....).
Explain what you have learned from the objective as if you were to describe it to someone in the class who needed your help understanding it further to prepare for the exam.
End with a question or two about something(s) you did not understand and would like a classmate to help you with. This will help the discussion follow up process.
Follow up:
Answer the questions of 2 of your peers. Do not answer questions that are related to your initial post or your other responses. By the end of the discussion, you should have posted about at least 3 different topics between your initial post and your 2 follow up posts. Your follow up posts should be at least 75 words and are due on day 7.
Exam 3 Objectives:
Week 7 - Gene Expression
Define essential terms related to gene expression
Describe the structure of DNA
Explain the role of DNA in gene expression
Outline the process of protein synthesis, beginning with DNA and ending with protein folding, including necessary enzymes and accessory molecules
Week 8 - Cell Division
Describe the process of DNA replication
Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis, including: purpose, chromosome number, and major phases of each *If you choose this objective choose one type for describe in detail for your discussion OR discuss the major differences of the 2 types
Contrast sexual and asexual reproduction at the cellular level *If you choose this objective choose one type for describe in detail for your discussion OR discuss the major differences of the 2 types
Distinguish between common Mendelian principles of genetics, including: dominance, independent assortment, segregation and the laws of probability *Discuss just one if you choose this for your discussion
Week 9
Solve Genetics problems from the different inheritance patterns (simple dominance, incomplete dominance, codominance, sex-linkage, lethality, multiple alleles, polygenic) *Choose one type for your discussion if you choose this objective
Determine gametes possible for given parents *Create your own practice problems
Distinguish between genotype and phenotype
Discuss gene flow from parents to offspring