Mr. Kousen is...   Water Man

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        Each one of us is unique.  There is no other person exactly like us.  We resemble our parents because we have inherited characteristics from each of them.  In this unit you will learn how genetic traits are passed from generation to generation.  You will find that traits are sometimes hidden in certain generations.  You will learn about recent disco veries concerning the structure of the genetic material itself, DNA.  You will be introduced to how genetic information is coded inside of the nucleus of each cell.  You will also learn how genetic material (DNA) from one organism can be spliced into different organisms by something called "Genetic Engineering.
        Genetics is the study of how characteristics are passed from one generation to another generation.  This is also called heredity.  Animals and plants inherit a great variety of traits from their parents and pass these characteristics on to their offspring.

To assist you with understanding this unit better, the following additional web sites have been made available to you.  Some you will use in class as projects, others you may use as resource material.