Mendel Web Lab

Mendel's Genetic Lab

In this section, I learned that Mendel made understanding genetics easier. Mendel was experimenting with peas because they grew quickly and it was easier to identify traits. Mendel understood that each pea could reproduce sexually or asexually. Mendel decided to cross breed peas with different traits. Doing so Mendel was able to determine which traits were dominant or recessive. He tested taits such as plant size, position of flowers, flower color, and pea color. Mendel's experiments showed the inheritance of traits among the peas. In the program I learned how to determine recessive and dominant triats. Dominant have a stronger presence than recessive triats do.

 



Gattaca

Gattacca 

Dear Anton, 

              

               I am sorry for all that I put you through. I understand that by law you have to arrest me but I

 

cannot permit that. I am pursuing a life that I never got to live. As a child I was discriminated for my

 

chronic disease. My genes were categorized into the lower class of society. I could not attend school

 

and physically I was limited. When we played chicken, I would always loose.  I could not share the

 

same privileges as you did. My life consisted of a series of obstacles that made me struggle

 

tremendously. That is why I had to abandon the family. I had to live my dream as an individual in the

 

higher place of society. Gattacca has always been my goal and I can now accomplish it. I dyed my

 

hair in oder to aviod detection of disease. I would constantly remove hairs and clean my skin. I would

 

switch my urine and blood samples with Eugiene's. I removed my glasses and did everything in my

 

power to appear geneticly healthy.  Please brother, I hope you understand and let me live a life I

 

always dreamed of. There is nothing in this world I rather have than to be in Gattacca. Anton I love

 

you and you for everything. I will see you soon.

 

 

Sincerly,

Vincent Freeman