Notes

Notes:

__**March 13,2012 Notes**__

Step #1: Determine the genotypes of the parent organisms.


 * You have to use your understanding of the vocabulary to figure out what letters to use in the genotypes of the parents. Heterozygous always means one of each letter, the only way for a pea plant to be short is when it has 2 lowercase "t's," so that short parents are "tt."

Step #2: Write down your "cross". Write the genotypes if the parents in the form of letters.

Step #3: Draw a punnett square

Step #4: Split the letters of the genotype for each parent and put them outside the punnett square.
 * Take the genotype letters of one parent, split them and put them on the left, outside the rows of the punnett square.

Step #5: Determine the possibe genotypes of the offspring by filling in the punnett square.

__** March 15, 2012 **__

Today we did punnet squares, and I know them pretty well. I feel good about punnett squares, and I feel like I can teach someone how to do a punnet really well, but I think that I need to work on remembering that a capital letter always goes first on a punnett square.

__** March 20, 2012 **__ Use the map below to find your surname. List where you find your name including your current location with four other places in the United States. Tell me the population size of your surname in each location. Surname Map

On the surname map, my name wasn't on there meaning that it is a very rare name, i wonder where my name originated, or how many people are in my family that i don't know about.

__**March 22, 2012**__ ELLIS ISLAND Ellis island was used for immigrants coming to America and opened in 1892. 12 million people entered the United States through Ellis Island. Ellis island was and still is located in the upper part of New York Bay, off the coast of New Jersey, and right next to the Statue of Liberty. Ellis Island was located in New Jersey beside the Statue of Liberty because that was a very large open spot to hold many immigrants that came. Ellis Island received the most immigrants between 1905-1906. I had two ancestors that passed through Ellis Island, My 3rd great grandpa, and grandma. There were many pull factors to lure immigrants to America, one pull factor was promise of freedom, they could have freedom in religion. Another pull factor was land, they could get land cheaper in the west, and not be all squished up in one place. Another was hope for a new life, if some immigrants had children, they could get an education in school.There were some push factors also luring them to America, one push factor was poverty in their home country, another push factor was that land was scarce, and they were pushed all together in one place. Another push factor was Political and religious persecutions, they could not have freedom in religion. Ellis Island was almost the perfect getaway for the immigrants, and they could finally have freedom.

__**What I did over Spring Break**__ During spring break, I went back to Louisiana. While I was there, I went to the NCAA Final Four Tournament and watched both of the games in New Orleans. The stadium was very crowded and loud, you couldn't even hear yourself think. I also went to the Barksdale Airforce Base where my uncle works. The base was like a little town, it had everything. I had a great time back in Louisiana.