Written on 3 September 2014 by Zen Mousery.
When I first encountered Punnett squares in high school biology, I heard the word as “punnet” — as in, a punnet of strawberries. While this provides a memorable mental image (and both Punnetts and punnets are sort of square containers, right?), it’s not actually where the name comes from. Wikipedia… Read more.
Written on 3 September 2014 by Zen Mousery.
Before you can really get your teeth into the myriad of wonderful mouse coat colours and types, you need to have a basic understanding of Mendelian inheritance. Gregor Mendel was a scientist from the 1800s who is considered to be the “father of modern genetics”. He based his theories on… Read more.