tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post3731163135293246268..comments2024-03-03T13:36:10.569-05:00Comments on The Dog Zombie: Too many pairs: DNA, chromatin, and chromosomesThe Dog Zombiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-21060891831205908582016-01-17T14:47:02.662-05:002016-01-17T14:47:02.662-05:00I like it (and I LOVE that people are still offeri...I like it (and I LOVE that people are still offering suggestions on how to edit this -- more, more!). But I worry that talking about a gene as a particular color thread will confuse people. Since the whole chromosome comes from mom or dad, the whole chromosome would be the one color thread, in the analogy. But we're only talking about one gene here. Dunno. I'll think about it - I think it's a really good idea but I'm not yet sure exactly how to incorporate it.<br /><br />Thank you!The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-58210438715144027592016-01-17T00:03:00.446-05:002016-01-17T00:03:00.446-05:00I like your knitting analogy; I am wondering if yo...I like your knitting analogy; I am wondering if you could expand that by using the yarn as the component parts of the chromasomes. So if dad donates blue threads of OXT and mom donates yellow threads of OXT then doubled up they are unique to the offspring (but maybe not colour coded so that people don't think about genetics as mixing paint!).suenestnaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429076792704899312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-42591371503989344992016-01-16T14:21:22.045-05:002016-01-16T14:21:22.045-05:00I like it! Edited.
This is totally instruction by...I like it! Edited.<br /><br />This is totally instruction by group, by the way: that was edit number two. This concept is clearly tough for some people -- I've gotten this question in both classes I've taught on DNA structure -- so if anyone else has ideas about how to phrase this better or make it more clear, please comment or email or send up a smoke signal.The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-91340233871310551992016-01-16T14:20:24.268-05:002016-01-16T14:20:24.268-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-61586763855229419162016-01-15T22:14:05.342-05:002016-01-15T22:14:05.342-05:00Maybe 4 "versions" or "instances&qu...Maybe 4 "versions" or "instances", rather than "copies"pmcgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105299318785784208noreply@blogger.com