GENETICS
PHOTO JOURNAL
SEMI-FINALS
GROUP3
GROUP MEMBERS
Francise Thaise
Nicole Abigail Reyes Kerbie May Obero
Cortez
GROUP MEMBERS
Alexa Lorraine
Luis Alfonso Lloren Dale Jerich Apayor
Gabac
ACTIVITY 5
PREPARATION
Parental Beads and Crosses (Simple)
Use 4 bead colors to show pea traits:
PROCEDURE
Yellow (Y), Green (y), Round (R), Wrinkled (r)
Put parent alleles in cups (color in one, shape in
another).
Setups:
A: Both parents YyRr → 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 red, 1 blue
bead each
B: One YyRr, one yyrr → Mix of yellow/green/red/blue
and only green/blue
C: One YYRR, one YyRr → 2 yellow, 2 red and mix of all
four
Pick one bead per trait from each parent to make an
offspring. Do this 20 times.
Punnett Square:
Record each result.
Use a Punnett square to find expected results.
Compare with yours.
OBSERVATIONS
In the bead activity, different parent combinations produced
different offspring results. In Set-Up A, where both parents were
heterozygous (YyRr), the offspring showed a wide variety of trait
combinations. Yellow-round was the most common, while green-wrinkled was
the least common. This matched the expected [Link] phenotypic ratio for a
dihybrid cross. In Set-Up B, one parent was heterozygous (YyRr) and the other
was homozygous recessive (yyrr). This resulted in fewer trait combinations,
with about half the offspring showing yellow color and the other half green.
Round shapes appeared more often than wrinkled ones, aligning with the
expected [Link] ratio. In Set-Up C, one parent was homozygous dominant (YYRR)
and the other heterozygous (YyRr). All offspring displayed yellow and round
traits, with no green or wrinkled traits observed. This matched the expected
100% dominant phenotype outcome. Overall, the activity showed how
different genetic combinations affect trait inheritance.
HOW DOES THIS OBSERVATION RELATES TO
OUR PSYCHOLOGY COURSE?
This observation relates to our psychology course by showing how
genetics can influence behavior, development, and mental health—key areas
in psychology. Understanding how traits are passed down helps us explore
how certain psychological conditions or tendencies may run in families. For
example, some mental health disorders, like schizophrenia or depression,
have genetic components. By learning how genes combine and express traits,
we build a foundation for understanding how biology interacts with
environment (nature vs. nurture), which is a major concept in psychology.
This activity also helps us understand individual differences, which is
important when studying personality, learning styles, and behavior.
ACTIVITY 6:
DIHYBRID CROSS
HOW DOES THIS OBSERVATION RELATES TO
OUR PSYCHOLOGY COURSE?
This observation relates to our psychology course by showing how
genetic inheritance plays a role in behavior, mental health, and development.
Just as physical traits like seed color and shape are passed from parent to
offspring, certain psychological traits and disorders can also be inherited.
Understanding how traits combine and vary helps us explore the genetic
basis of conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and learning
disabilities. It also connects to the nature vs. nurture debate, a key topic in
psychology, by showing how genetic factors (nature) can interact with life
experiences (nurture) to shape who we are. This activity helps build a
foundation for understanding how biology and genetics influence human
thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
ACTIVITY 7:
DIHYBRID CROSS
PROCEDURE
In this activity, we use colored beads to
show how traits are passed from parents to
offspring. Each bead color stands for a
specific gene: yellow and green for seed
color, red and blue for seed shape. For each
set-up, we give beads to the parents based
on their genotypes. The beads are placed in
separate containers for color and shape.
Then, to create offspring, we randomly pick
one bead per trait from each parent—one
for color and one for shape. We repeat this
20 times for each set-up to see the different
trait combinations the offspring can have.
HOW DOES THIS OBSERVATION RELATES TO
OUR PSYCHOLOGY COURSE?
This activity shows how multiple traits can be inherited at once, using the
forked-line method to predict outcomes. In psychology, this relates to how
complex human traits—like intelligence, personality, and even some mental
health conditions—can be influenced by multiple genes working together.
Just as the activity demonstrates how three traits are passed from parents
to offspring, many psychological traits are also polygenic, meaning they are
controlled by more than one gene. This helps us understand the biological
basis of behavior and the genetic contribution to psychological diversity. It
also supports the idea that behavior and mental processes are shaped by the
interaction of many genetic and environmental factors.
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