Chromosomal Mutations and review

After going through different types of point mutations and Frameshift mutations last week, today we wrapped up mutations with larger scale mutations.
here were the notes from today

Here is an animation of a couple different forms of these

 

 

Tomorrow we will review formally, I have set up the study island review if you want to start working through it tonight.

When you click on the assignment make sure you click on BOTH DNA & Genetics AND Mutations & Genetic variability to study.

You then worked through a review of this chapter:







translation and mutations dqq

Today we started class with a podcast that I really liked that explained mutations.  I have told you guys before that while it is nice you are part of a generation that has access to SOOOOOO much information all the time, it can be frustrating to weed through it all and know what is actually ACCURATE.  I always like the Bozeman biology channel and the Khan academy videos when it comes to proper detailed descriptions of concepts.

This was the wrap up video I had you watch before your quiz:

We then took our Daily question quiz

 

That pretty much took the rest of the period.  I also mentioned how proud of you guys I am.  This is a CHALLENGING class that moves very fast but you guys are holding strong!!  I have seen you all grow this year as students and learners and am confident it will pay off on the keystone exam but MORE important, in your LIVES :)

Mutations

We got through most of the mutations today with the following daily questions and notes:

I used the site below to explain the first daily question - explaining how large genes actually are. (not just the puny 10 or so nucleotides that I usually have you write!!)

And of course a screencast of the daily question:

And the mutation notes:

**If you missed today or need a refresher check out the following clip from Bozeman Biology.  This clip gives you a better look at how mutations can occur.  In the clip after that it goes through examples of the three point mutations.

Protein packaging and mutations intro

Today's daily questions continued having you go through translation and also introduced more mutations.

then we finished up notes on protein packaging, wrapped up all our analogies and did a quick intro to mutations.

Translation wrap up

Monday we took out daily question quiz and then
went into the following daily question which both wraps up translation AND leads us into the next section which is mutations:

screen cast of our discussion:

we continued through transcription using our models.  i have included ALL notes about translation for you here:

we used our models to get transcription started.

Translation

Well..... today i was a super scatterbrain and left my PC at home which means.... NO DQQ today, it will be on MONDAY!!
so instead we did the following daily question (which happens to be directly from the daily question quiz that you will be taking monday)

a screencast of our discussion that went along with it:

we did a quick review of transcription and then moved right into the notes and activity involved with translation:

we used our models to get transcription started.

 For most of you this is as far as we got. We will continue through translation on monday after the daily question quiz!!!!