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Lizardo/February 4, 2013





Stage 1 Desired Results
(What the students will know, do, and understand)


Established Goal : DepEd-prescribed competencies

4. Explain the Non-Mendelian patterns of heredity.

4.1. Infer that certain traits do not always follow the Mendelian principles of heredity.


Topical Enduring Understandings :

Students will understand that

1. multiple allelism is a condition where more than
two alleles control a single trait, resulting to a greater
variety of phenotypes for the trait;
2. codominance may result from multiple allelism,
where neither of two alleles is dominant over the
other; this, in turn, results to the expression (or
appearance) of the two phenotypes influenced by the
two alleles; and
3. inheritance of the ABO blood types in humans exhibit
both multiple allelism and codominance.


Topical Essential Questions :



1. Why are there inherited traits which are expressed in
more than two forms (phenotypes)?

2. What explains the coinciding expression or
appearance of two phenotypes for a single trait in an
individual?

3. How are multiple allelism and codominance exhibited
in the inheritance of blood types in humans?
UbD-based Lesson Plan
Title of Unit : Genetics Grade Level : 8
Topic : Non-Mendelian Inheritance Multiple Allelism and Codominance Time Frame : 1 day
Curriculum Area : Biology Designed by : Raquel E. Lizardo
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Students will know


1. definition of multiple allelism and codominance;
2. relationship between multiple allelism and
codominace in the inheritance of a trait which does
not follow the Mendelian pattern (i.e., inheritance of
ABO blood types);
3. possible combinations of three alleles (i.e., I
A
, I
B
and
i) resulting to different blood group genotypes and
phenotypes


Students will be able to ...


1. construct and analyze Punnett squares showing the
inheritance of the ABO blood types.


Stage 2 Assessment Evidence
(Forms of assessment that will guide instruction)


Performance Task :



Goal To prove before a court as to whether or not Juan
Manuel is a long lost son of Don Manny,
a prominent billionaire who recently died
Role Lawyer of Rosalinda and Mercedes,
Don Mannys two acknowledged children


Other Evidence :

1. Observations
2. Question and answer
3. Case analysis (by group)
4. Drill (problem set)
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Audience Court Judge

Situation or context of scenario - Court hearing

Product for evaluation - Case narrative defending
your conclusion as a
lawyer, supported
by Punnett squares

Standards for evaluation - Refer to the appended
Rubric
*
See Attachment 1 : Performance Task Narrative & Rubric.


Stage 3 Learning Plan
(Learning activities aligned with goals and assessment)


Introduction :

Think-Pair-Share : Students will read a news article about the death of woman due to wrong blood transfusion.
By pair, the students will share their answers to two questions related to the article read (see
Attachment 2 : News Article).

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Interaction :

Through direct instruction, students will be introduced to the concepts of multiple allelism and
codominance.
The teacher will lead the students to the idea that the inheritance of the ABO blood types in humans is an
example of multiple allelism and obeys the codominace pattern of inheritance.
Students will be taught how to solve problems on multiple allelism and codominance involving the inheritance
of blood types through the use of Punnett squares (see Attachment 3 : Sample Problems).
Group Activity : Blood Lineage - Students will be divided into three groups. Each group will be asked to solve
a case about blood type identification of famous celebrities (see Attachments
4.1 and 4.2. : Student Activity Worksheet & Guide Pictures).

Integration :

Students will complete a concept map to link the knowledge and ideas learned from the lesson (see Attachment 5 :
Concept Map).


Values Integration :

Students will be asked to suggest the implication(s) of the following line :

We are one familythe same blood runs through our veins

Introduction to the Performance Task (see Attachment 1 : Performance Task Narrative & Rubric)

Assignment / Homework (see Attachment 6 : Problem Set)




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Closure Statement :

Multiple allelism and codominance are closely-linked patterns of inheritance which do not obey Mendelian laws; these
patterns are observed in the inheritance of the ABO blood types in humans.



Materials : Charts, worksheets

Print & Web Resources :

Purves, W.K., et al.2001. Life : The Science of Biology (6th Edition). W.H. Freeman and Company :
Massachusetts, USA.

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/blood/
http://www.carolina.com/text/teacherresources/instructions/biotech/blood_group_genetics_manual.pdf
http://www4.uwsp.edu/education/pcook/unitplans/genetics.htm
http://ljhs.sandi.net/faculty/SBrammer/Biology/Biology_Labs/chap%208/Who%27s%20Your%20Daddy.pdf