Friday, February 6, 2009

Notes on Today

  • Quiz
  • Genetic Disorders Notes
Caleb: DNA Polymerase does the proofreading




Thursday, February 5, 2009

CORRECTIONS ON THE ANSWER KEY

5. Yes, this is possible, if you start with Red and White flowers every time.

14. My cross shows an Orange male, not a Black male.  As a result, my answers follow those instead of the correct cross.


NOTE ABOUT CATS: This is an example of "X Chromosome Inactivation".  This is explained in section 7.1.

Thursday 2/5

  • Finish Notes on Sex-linked Traits
  • For tomorrow: Read 10.4
QUIZ TOMORROW:
  • Incomplete Dominance
  • Codominance
  • Sex-linked Traits
  • Blood Types
Although this is "covered" in sections 10.1 and 10.2, looking over the notes is much better for this information. 

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Wednesday 2/4

Happy Sri Lanka national day!

Today:
- Go over di-hybrid crosses
- Returned quizzes (corrections due Monday!)

1, 5, 6: Sex-Linked Traits
Do the problem set for tomorrow.

2, 3: Tomorrow: Notes on Sex-Linked Traits

FRIDAY:

Quiz:
- Incomplete Dominance
- Codominance
- Sex-linked traits
- Blood Type

Note: We're waiting on supplies for our next lab.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Tuesday 2/3

Today:
- Blood Type Notes
- Turn in Codominance Worksheet if you haven't already
- Check off Dihybrid Cross

Tomorrow:
- Go over Dihybrid Cross
- Return Quiz
- Return worksheets

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Wholphin Scientific Name

Tursiops truncatus x Pseudorca crassidens.

Notice that "Pseudorca" = false orca

Cloning Extinct Species

Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning...for about 7 minutes.