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Pokémon Learning League Heredity
Pokémon Learning League Heredity
Pokémon Learning League Heredity
Heredity
Written By
Timothy Whitfield
Pikachu: Pi-ka.
Piplup: Piplup, Pip.
(They take their PokeBalls and Piplup & Pikachu return to their
respective trainers.)
Serena: Thanks a lot, Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy: No problem, guys.
(They leave the Center and head on down the road. Moments
later, they run into Alder, who is carrying bags of Pokemon food
& medicine.)
Ash: Hey, Alder.
Alder: Ash! Long time, no see. Howve you been?
Ash: Great.
Dawn: Hi, Im Dawn, and this is Piplup.
Piplup: Piplup, Piplup.
Serena: And Im Serena.
Alder: Pleasure to meet you both.
Ash: So, what are you doing here?
Alder: Oh, Im taking a week off from the Pokemon League, so I
decided to come back to my hometown.
Ash (intrigued): Really?
Alder: Yep.
straight hair and our vision. And theres the behavioral traits,
which are the characteristics of the way one acts, like
sensitivity, liveliness, tension and vigilance.
Serena: I see, but how are the traits formed?
Siara: Well, this is where it gets complex. Every offspring
inherits a pattern of growth from each parent and, when
combined, determine how they will develop. Its all arranged in
the cells nucleus into tiny bodies called chromosomes and they
contain several types of proteins and DNA.
(As she explains, the images are animated to the words being
spoken.)
Ash: Okay, what else?
Siara: The traits are determined by the DNA segments, or
genes, which have specific sequences of nucleotides. Also, the
somatic cells carry a number of similar, or homologous
chromosomes. Lastly, two specialized cells, or gametes unite
and they go through a process known as meiosis. When this
happens, the homologous chromosomes replicate, pair up and
interconnect in another process called synopsis, where they
split into two and each chromosome goes to a new cell.
Dawn: Boy, you werent kidding about it being complex.
Siara: Yeah, it is, which is why Im going to show you something.
Dawn: All right.
Piplup: Piplup.
Serena: All right, Ash, but lets if the audience wants to do it.
Dawn: Okay. (She turns over to the audience.) You guys up for
it? (She casually waits for an answer from the audience for one
second.) Oh, okay. What makes a dominant trait different
from a recessive one? (She casually waits for an answer from
the audience for two and a half seconds.) It has a copy of a
dominant allele from one of the parents. You got it.
Serena: What are the two kinds of traits? (She casually waits for
an answer from the audience for one second.) Physical &
behavioral. All right.
Ash: What do chromosomes contain? (He casually waits for an
answer from the audience for two seconds.) Proteins and DNA.
Oh, yeah. You guys did great.
Pikachu: Pika, Pikachu.
(They look over to see Alder showing Benga something.)
Alder: Okay, watch this.
(He gets into position, croutches down and pounces to the
ground.)
Benga: That was good, granddad.
Alder: Okay, now you try.
(Pan back over to the trio.)
Dawn: Ooh, that was pretty good
Ash: Yeah. Now, lets get back to it.
Dawn: Very well, Ash. Lets see if the viewers are up for this
one.
Serena: Okay. (She turns over to the audience.) Hey, do you
guys want to do it? (She casually waits for an answer from the
audience for one second.) All right, then.
(Cut back to the tree, and pan down to the next part of it.)
Ash (O.S): All right, then. (He casually waits for an answer from
the audience for two seconds.) The gametes unite and they go
through meiosis. You got it.
Serena (O.S): What is the last thing that happens? (She casually
waits for an answer from the audience for one and a half
seconds.) It goes through synopsis. Yeah.
(Cut back to them and Dawn casually speaks to the audience.)
Dawn: That was good, guys.
Piplup: Piplup, Piplup.
Alder (O.S.): Now, you know what to do, Benga?
(They come walking over to them.)
Benga: Yes, I do.
Alder: Thats good.
Ash: Is everything okay, you two?
Benga: Yep. Everythings fine.
Alder: Okay, Benga, you up for doing it again?