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Lani Chung

Mr. Nakamura

Biology Period 3B

8 May 2013

Genetics Limerick

On DNA you can find

Genes that are always aligned

They code for the traits

That can dictate

The characteristics of all of mankind

Genes are passed down to a child

Through parents whose genes are compiled

Since each parent gives half you can say

That it’s a very fair way

To determine how an offspring is styled

To check if you have an infected gene

It is necessary that you do a pedigree

To test for a trait

That might be the gate

To the worst thing that you’ve ever seen

Explanation: This limerick explains how genes are aligned on DNA and that they code for traits

that are passed down from parent to offspring. It also mentions the way each parent gives half of

the offspring’s DNA and that if a parent passes down a gene that codes for a disease or other

ailment, the offspring might express the bad genes. Then at the end, it explains that pedigrees can

be used to check genes for any discrepancies in a family line and predict the chances that an

offspring would receive bad genes from its parents.