Notes

Genetics Notes

March 12, 2012 Notes


 * 1) genotype = the genes of an organism; for one specific trait we use two letters to represent the genotype. A capital letter represents the dominant form of a gene (allele), and a lowercase letter is the abbreviation for the recessive form of the gene (allele).
 * 2) phenotype = the physical appearance of a trait in an organism
 * 3) **__Step #1__: //Determine the genotypes of the parent organisms//. **
 * 4) **__Step #2__: W//rite down your "cross" (mating).// Write the genotypes of the parents in the form of letters (ex: Tt x tt). **
 * 5) **__Step #3__: //Draw a p-square//. **
 * 6) **__Step #4__: //"Split" the letters of the genotype for each parent & put them "outside" the p-square//. **
 * 7) **__Step #5__: //Determine the possible genotypes of the offspring by filling in the p-square// **

Summarized Steps: the first stpe shows you how to determine the genotypes.then you write the genotypes of the parents in the form of letters
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 * 1) What is it used for? Ellis island is used for people that are coming to america like immigrants and they where stopped and checked for diseases
 * 2) Why is it located where it is?
 * 3) When did it receive the most immigrants?
 * 4) Do you think/know if any of your ancestors traveled through Ellis Island?

__2012 SPRING BREAK__
 * this spring break i reallly did not do that much i was at home when i encoutered a ghost.**
 * so me bieng the person that i am i ran**
 * over my grandma house and i didnt go back for while but it i got boring. so i went to get my basketball to play ball with my friends**
 * and when i opened the door our power was out but our neighbors was on so i went to the fuse box and somebody had turned it off so i left.**
 * when i left it came back on so i didnt say anything else i just when back over my grandma house as i was over there an hour later Mr. studdard sister hit my car**
 * and left a big dent in it she hit the car and drove off so the rest of the week i played basketball.**