[nabs-l] punnett squares

[josh gregory]

alot more difficult, heck they should make a pc program for it.

On 3/4/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Oh yeah! The only problem with that solution, Josh (and BTW, I
> did the same thing in bio last year, that is, my IA,
> instructional assistant, Brailled them for me) is when the
> teacher asks you on an assignment or test or something to
> actually make the punnet square from scratch.  Then you'd have to
> use a Brailler.
>
> Chris
>
> Chris Nusbaum
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>
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> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
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> -- Kenneth Jernigan
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:13:12 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] punnett squares
>
> Or just ask them to braille them out for you, that's what was
> done for
> me.  Took a while for me to get it, but I think the teacher said
> I was
> one of the few that actually got the concept.  Btw, brings back
> memories, Ashley.  :)
>
> On 2/27/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>  Hi,
>  You cannot do punnet squares in a linear form on a braille note.
> Use a
>  brailler; yes do them on graph paper or make the  squares
> tactilly somehow.
>  I used large print.  But same concepts apply.  Punnet squares
> are a grid of
>  squares.  So picture a small table.
>  I believe they are two rows, two colums as  I recall.  You put
> two
>  letters in each square to represent genes.
>  I really hope I explain the representation right as its been
> years since bio
>  for me.
>  If you bring two of the same letters together, its homozygous.
> Note the
>  capital or lowercase letters as I write.
>  Capitals are dominant and lower case are recessive.
>  Example:  bb for recessive brown eyes.
>  Example B B for dominant blue eyes.
>
>  If you have different case of letters, its hetro zygous.
>  You look at the top letter and letter on the side to put the
> letters in the
>  square.  For instance a Large P for dominant gene on top and on
> the side a
>  small O for recessive gene.  So you write P O in the block.
>  Quite hard to explain without showing you.  I suggest you ask
> your teachers
>  for clarification.
>
>  This video might help; maybe if you watch it with a sighted
> person they can
>  help you understand it.
>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8SQAiVWw_s
>
>  Ashley
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: vejas
>  Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 7:08 PM
>  To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>  Subject: [nabs-l] punnett squares
>
>  Hi,
>  I am really, really, really confused with Punnett squares.  So I
>  have some questions about them.
>
>  First, to make them, should I use a Perkins Brailler? I do all
> my
>  other science work, as well as for my other subjects except math
>  homework, on my Braille-Note Apex.  Would a Perkins Brailler be
>  better?
>  Also, do you hand-make the grids? I have some graph paper from
>  math that I might be able to use, but hand-making them might be
>  easier.
>  So can you please explain how to make a Punnett? Also, it would
>  really help if you could additionally tell me how you learned
>  Punnett squares because I'm really confused.
>  Thank you for your time.  Attached to this email is a copy of
> the
>  questions from the worksheet that I am supposed to do for
>  homework.  Ignore Problem 10 and any others that you don't have
>  to solve.
>  Sincerely,
>
>  Vejas
>
>
>
>
>
>
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