Reveiw of Class:
We have a Meiosis and Mitosis exam on Tues.
We started the next third of Unit 3. Classical Genetics.
Gregor Mendel developed and tested many theories on the inheritance of traits in pea plants.
Thoughts on Material:
It seems right now that idea of the limited amounts of vartiation make it simple to make predictions. The huge variety in humans though adds a whole other dimension to the work. It got me thinking about what traits would we see as dominant in ourselves. It's not as simple as short stem or tall stem but there must be some clear cut yes or no traits in humans.
Above and Beyond:
Brown eyes are dominant over every other colour, so is dark hair. Resistance to poison ivy is dominant, so is curly hair, and unatached ear lobes. It turned out that there were way more traits that could be compared as easily as a tall or short stem. Most of the traits I found were related to facial details, not weather you are tall or short like that. This was found at http://www.blinn.edu/
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good. It turns out that while there are simple examples of human traits, most are very complex. You'll surely see me dancing around the issue in this unit.
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