Republic of the Philippines

SOUTHERN LEYTE STATES UNIVERSITY- HC

Hinunangan, Southern Leyte

Integrative Documentary Portfolio

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 Artifact for Program Objective #: GENETICS SCI 1203 designed to introduce the
fundamental concept of genetics.

 Name of Artifacts/Self-selected document: Module 1- Lesson 2: History of Genetics

 Date Performed: June 30, 2021

 Course: EDUC 1101 – Batchelor of Secondary Education Major in Science
  Sample of the Artifact/ Self- Selected Document (Learning Activity)

ASSESSMENT

Question: If genetics was never been discovered, what do you think will happen to humans and other living
organisms?
Answers:  If genetics was never been discovered, we will not know that it can help us to understand why
people look the way they do and why some people are more prone to certain disease that others.
We will not also know that it helps a lot to the health-care professionals to identify certain
conditions in babies before they born using techniques such as prenatal testing.
 Also, we will not know that gene is the basic heredity in a living organism and it comes from
our parents. We will not know that it contains the data needed to build and maintain cells and
pass genetic information to offspring.
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RATIONALE

The artifact is designed to introduce the student to nearly all of the fundamental concepts of
genetics. The firs half of the course will focus on the basic principles of genetics. While the second half of
the course will deal with the Mendelian, Non-Mendelian and the introduction of evolutionary genetics.
Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations. These
traits are described by the genetic information carried by a molecule called DNA. A gene is a hereditary
unit consisting of DNA that occupies a spot on a chromosome and determines a characteristic in an
organism.

With the work of the Augustinian friar Gregor Johann Mendel. His work on pea plants, published in
1866, established the theory. The history of genetics dates from the classical era with contributions by
Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Epicurus, and others. Modern genetics began of Mendelian
inheritance.

REFLECTION
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In studying genetics research can use DNA sequencing to identify variations in a

person’s genome. Some variations between individuals result from epigenetic differences.
These are changes in gene function, some of which can be inherited but are not the result
of changes in DNA sequence.
The program outcome achieved the following: Appreciate the importance of having
knowledge on the concept, history and field of genetics; Familiarize the concept of
heredity and variation; Discuss the knowledge on cytogenetics and molecular genetics
through defining and comparing and contrasting, familiarizing, giving examples and
explaining its concept.
During the task I met a lot of unfamiliar words and scientific names that leads me to a
better learning. I found it difficult at first because I encounter such difficulties in
understanding the history and finding the correct pattern on how to start and finish
analyzing the reading material to finally learn the important things on it. After the task, I
learned how to read the history while following what was written on it.
 Submitted by:

RICHELLE P. MASING
STUDENT

Submitted to:

RANIA NHESA F. CAZON

SUBJECT TEACHER/ INSTRUCTOR