Unit 4 reflrction

During this unit we talked about genetics and how cells divide. We also learned how a punnett square can predict the possible traits an offspring will have. My strength was how to use a punnett square and how to list the phenotype of the result ex: AA = brown hair and aa = blond hair. My weakness was understanding how Heterozygous and homozygous fitted in with the results. During this experience I learned how chromosomes divide during the cell cycle and how dominant traits overpower recessive traits. I have also experienced how complicated it can be and how hard it is to understand. When I was doing my info graphic I realized how complex the study of genetics is, and how you can transfer that info to make it easier to understand. I what to learn more about how disorders and diseases can be inherited by the offspring and if they can be stop. I also want to learn how cancer can be created if there is a mistake in the cell cycle. I prefer having the info spoken to me and explained as well. I find that this helps me understand what I am learning a lot better. My results some what surprised me I did not thing I would get that kind of answer. I always listen to the speaker and I sometimes ask questions on things I don't understand. For my test I review my notes and I ask questions if needed, and I some times rewrite old questions and answer them.

 

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coin lab relate and review

In this lab we flipped coins to determine the probability of our offspring having different traits. The coin served as a model for genetics concepts by randomly landing on a allele, and then put together with the result that landed on the other coin form the gene that show your trait, it also shows a example of meiosis or gene segregation. It also shows if those traits are homozygous or heterozygous. Our results seem to be more random than the results in the dihybrid cross simulation witch shows the gene with two letters, but the monohybrid shows the gene with four letters. They did show the same results yours was more very in the amount of each result. The limit of using probability to predict our offspring's traits is how those traits will look all together, even if you try recombination and with different traits we will not know what the offspring will look like with all of these traits. I can relate this to sex which is when the offspring inherits the autosomal and X linked genes from the parents.

genetic infograph