This unit was about the different parts of genetics. There was a chapter on the "Introduction to Genetics", which talked about Gregor Mendel and his laws, genes and dominance, Punnet squares, and meiosis. There was also a chapter on "The Human Genome", which talked about human genes, chromosomes, x-linked traits, and other similar concepts. The big ideas to focus on were information and heredity, and science, technology, and society. One of my strengths in this chapter was working out the Punnet squares. A weakness was understanding the many different types of inheritances, dominances, and other similar things. One new thing in this unit was that I was put into a group with three people, so I had to partner with people in other groups many times.
From these experiences, I learned that genes and chromosomes are very complex, and that the inheritance of traits was determined through many different rules. From the infographic, I learned how infographics look like, and how to format one. I also learned how to effectively organize what I learned in the unit. Working with many different people helped me organize myself better, since I needed to switch back and forth.
I would like to learn about the other concepts in the unit in the textbook which were not covered in the vodcasts. I am not so sure about how to read a pedigree and how it works. I wonder about how people survive with disorders on the dominant alleles.
