PART III. Mystery Solved!

1. The ability to roll tongue (T) is dominant to not being able to roll tongue (t). A
heterozygous woman who can roll her tongue marries a man who cannot.
What genotypes and phenotypes are expected to be produced?

2. In Filipinos small eyes (E) is dominant to big eyes (e) . What would be the
expected type of offspring if a homozygous small eyed Filipino marries a
heterozygous foreigner?

3. In our family attached earlobes (A) is dominant to unattached earlobes (a). If

you crossed a heterozygous unattached earlobes with attached earlobes. What
would be the percentage ratio of the offspring having attached and unattached
earlobes?

4. The allele for straight thumb (S) is dominant over crooked thumb (s). A cross
is made between a straight thumb that is homozygous and a crooked thumb
that is heterozygous. Determine the phenotypic and genotypic ratio.

5. My Mom has B blood type while my Dad has A blood type. What possible
blood types could their children inherit?

Part IV. Picture PerfectPart V. My Family... My first Love...

Part VII. Its all in the genes!!!

Ive learned how to solve genetic crosses using the Punnet Square and the laws of
probability, I was able to state the basic Mendelian principles of heredity and I
learned to recognize Mendels experiments and explain how traits are inherited.
Since then, people have wondered how traits are inherited from one generation to
the next. Although children often look more like one parent than the other, most
offspring seem to be a blend of the characteristics of both parents. With the help of
studying genetics people where able to explain the traits more complexly.
Let me share my knowledge about genetics. We share 1/2 of our genetic material
with our mother and 1/2 with our father. We also share 1/2 of our DNA, on average,
with our brothers and sisters. Identical twins are an exception to this rule. They
share their entire DNA between them.
Like me, my siblings inherited 23 chromosomes from each of our parents. But
because of DNA swapping, they chromosomes have a different combination of
genes than mine. Yet on average, half of the genes are still the same.
I also learned that there are many generations of stories to be passed on to the next
generation that give us a sense of where we come from. Before I always wonder
where did I get my height knowing that both of my parents arent that tall like me,
my dark brown eyes and my thick wavy hair but as I study genetics many questions
were given answers, I can now recognize where did I get every part of my body
from.
In addition to that, I also realized that I should really love, value and treasure my
family and they will always be my first and last love. I love my family because,
there is no better story than finding out how I came to be and who I really am. We
should never forget our parents sacrifice for us for our own good and they were
around us in our times of trouble.
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Submitted By: Eve Andrea

Monique p. Arriba
Section: 9-11 St. Odon
Submitted to: Ms. Anabelle
Monzon