Overview
Watch the video: Mom vs. Dad: What Did You Inherit?
After viewing the video, please compose a post describing your thoughts on the information presented. If you are having trouble coming up with thoughts, some questions to consider are: Why is it important to know whose genes you inherit? How is color blindness inherited? Are there any other sex-linked traits that could be inherited? What is allelic imbalance? What are some advantages/disadvantages of knowing what genes you could pass on?
This discussion is worth 10 points.
Reminder:
Be fully engaged
150 words minimum for your post
50 word minimum for your reply to another person's post
Associated with course learning outcome:
- Explain and apply the principles of heredity as first developed by Gregor Mendel and extended by others, both in regard to chromosome behavior and to the statistical ratios of traits among offspring.
Discussion 5: Mom vs. Dad: What Did You Inherit?