Unit 6: Advanced Genetics
Assigned Reading
All students: Read Ch. 6 in the white book
AP Biology: You'll read Ch. 14, 15, 16, and 17 in the OpenStax book. Follow the AP Gene Expression & Regulation instructions below.
Lab
Open/Reserved
All students: Read Ch. 6 in the white book
AP Biology: You'll read Ch. 14, 15, 16, and 17 in the OpenStax book. Follow the AP Gene Expression & Regulation instructions below.
Lab
Open/Reserved
Handouts
| ap_gene_expression___regulation_homework_instructions1.docx |
Ch. 6 Review Questions
Answer the following questions in your own words. A.I. answers will not be accepted. Write it up neatly on a blank sheet of paper in the correct order. Include the title, your name, and the date submitted. Keep the same numbering please! Write enough of the question that I can tell what you're answering.
Answer the following questions in your own words. A.I. answers will not be accepted. Write it up neatly on a blank sheet of paper in the correct order. Include the title, your name, and the date submitted. Keep the same numbering please! Write enough of the question that I can tell what you're answering.
- RQ 6.1: #1-7 (starts on p. 133 in the white book)
- RQ 6.2: #1-5
- RQ 6.3: #5-9
- RQ 6.4: #1-2
- RQ 6.5: #1-5
Examples of genetic engineering (discuss)
- Gene therapy - Gilead Science's Car T-cell therapy (Kymriah & Yescarta) for Leukemia - review the cost!!
- Insulin production - from Banting & Best's original patent to Genentech and Ely Lilly making recombinant 'human' insulin
- Agriculture - Monsanto's Roundup Ready "RR" corn, and Bt corn & cotton
Videos on Gene Regulation