October 4-8

October 4-8
Dear Students:
This week we are beginning Chapter 4.This Chapter covers many aspects of the science of heredity. We will be learning about
• Mendel’s work
• Probability and heredity
• Inheritance
• The DNA Connection.
Some important dates to keep in mind are:
October 6: Key Terms Ch 6
October 13: Test #1 Chapter 4
October 20: Test #2 Chapter 4
You can notice this chapter is divided into two parts. As we will be taking genetics cases I decided to divide the content in two parts.
Gregor Johann MENDEL was an Austrian monk and biologist whose work on heredity became the basis of the modern theory of genetics. To learn more about him visit:
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/gregormendel.html