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Unread postby Asheera » 16 Jul 2008, 19:54

Is that you? :D
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Unread postby Panda Tar » 16 Jul 2008, 20:06

Yep, :rumor: but just don't anyone that I skipped work to relax at a spa, ok? ;)

And below, twins!

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Unread postby Lord Lakely » 16 Jul 2008, 20:12

TWINS ??? 8|

Wow, didn't know they could be so different lol.

Hehe reminds me of a case (I think it was in Belgium, but don't remember) of a couple ofwhich the husband was infertile. They tried to cover it up and went to the clinic where the wife was inseminated with sperm, that had DNa tha supposedly matched the husband's.
Unfortunately someone mixed up the sperm samples and the wife gave birth to a black boy (note that both man and wife were caucasian). :nervous:

the twins remind me of that case :D

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Unread postby Panda Tar » 16 Jul 2008, 20:25

In this case, the woman is caucasian...and the man is black (dunno if he was in black as well... :rolleyes: ), anyway, two different ovums. That's why they went that way. :)
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Unread postby Asheera » 16 Jul 2008, 20:27

Lord Lakely wrote:Hehe reminds me of a case (I think it was in Belgium, but don't remember) of a couple ofwhich the husband was infertile. They tried to cover it up and went to the clinic where the wife was inseminated with sperm, that had DNa tha supposedly matched the husband's.
Unfortunately someone mixed up the sperm samples and the wife gave birth to a black boy (note that both man and wife were caucasian). :nervous:
I'm sure that kid was asking a lot of questions like: "Mommy, why am I black?" "Daddy, was I adopted?" ;|
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Unread postby Kalah » 16 Jul 2008, 22:36

When it's that obvious, I'm pretty sure the kid grows up knowing.
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Unread postby jeff » 16 Jul 2008, 23:09

Well when I teach genetics and inheritance I show this photo of twin girls, before we do a tri-hybrid punnet square. Skin color is a polygenic trait allowing for a great deal of variation.
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Unread postby Panda Tar » 17 Jul 2008, 01:36

*I'm going to make a joke, so hold tight, people*

"Wow, but they look so different! The woman in necklace has nothing to do with the guy with moustache!"

*Now you can fall*
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Unread postby Kalah » 17 Jul 2008, 21:29

Check out the retriever :D

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Unread postby darknessfood » 17 Jul 2008, 22:11

Panda Tar wrote:*I'm going to make a joke, so hold tight, people*

"Wow, but they look so different! The woman in necklace has nothing to do with the guy with moustache!"

*Now you can fall*
:mad: ... Nah, it was pretty funny :D!
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Unread postby Elvin » 17 Jul 2008, 22:14

Gotta love the doggy :) That's the attitude.
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Unread postby Kalah » 17 Jul 2008, 22:15

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Unread postby winterfate » 18 Jul 2008, 01:36

Jeff wrote:Well when I teach genetics and inheritance I show this photo of twin girls, before we do a tri-hybrid punkett square. Skin color is a polygenic trait allowing for a great deal of variation.
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How many genes does it involve exactly? :D
Also, I'm sure your students don't like you too much when they realize they have to fill out 64 squares. ;)

I love doing punnet (sic?) squares. :)
(Then again, I'm studying Microbiology, so I guess that's to be expected. :-D)
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Unread postby jeff » 18 Jul 2008, 02:12

winterfate wrote:How many genes does it involve exactly? :D
Also, I'm sure your students don't like you too much when they realize they have to fill out 64 squares. ;)

I love doing punnet (sic?) squares. :)
(Then again, I'm studying Microbiology, so I guess that's to be expected. :-D)
Whether they like it or not they do it, and because most are interested they don't complain. As to your question, I don't believe a definite number has been settled on. Some early researchers were saying over 100, that's probably high and would be an interesting punnet. :sweat: So we use 3 from each parent each which contributes equally to color and thus 64 squares. :)
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Unread postby winterfate » 18 Jul 2008, 02:20

jeff wrote:Some early researchers were saying over 100, that's probably high and would be an interesting punnet. :sweat:
:sweat:

Yeah, it's one of those things to do while I'm bored, about 2 hours a day. :D
So we use 3 from each parent each which contributes equally to color and thus 64 squares.
I see. :)

I miss my Genetics course...:sad:

On that subject:

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htm

Genetic problems for all who want to solve them! :D
Let's see if I still remember what I learned two semesters ago... ;)
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Unread postby jeff » 18 Jul 2008, 15:37

winterfate wrote: On that subject:

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htm

Genetic problems for all who want to solve them! :D
Let's see if I still remember what I learned two semesters ago... ;)
Great site I'll use it in my classes. :-D
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Unread postby darknessfood » 21 Jul 2008, 23:35

Got myself some new shows today :) :

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Unread postby winterfate » 22 Jul 2008, 00:41

@jeff: Google to the rescue! ;)

I decided to run a search for genetic related problems and that was in the Top 5 or so. :)

I still remember most of my stuff too. :D
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Unread postby jeff » 22 Jul 2008, 01:57

darknessfood wrote:Got myself some new shows today :) :
A shame they didn't come with shoe laces. :-D
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Unread postby darknessfood » 22 Jul 2008, 16:52

Well, with that pair there are none. They are to wear that way, no laces needed :D
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