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Inherited Traits Notes

Important Vocabulary
Heredity Inherited Trait Dominant Recessive Allele Gene Phenotype Genotype Probability

Assignment Choice Picture book Write a family history (can be fictional or nonfictional) that clearly demonstrates a trait that is passed from one generation to the next. The story sho ld indicate ho! genes"chromosomes are in#ol#ed in inherited traits and ho! those traits might affect the indi#id al organism. The family in the story does not ha#e to be h man (or e#en an animal$)% and can be any creat re yo can thin& p (thin& 'pider man% or another mythical creat re). The story sho ld be engaging and informati#e to the reader. Tableau (n a gro p of p to ) st dents create a tablea that clearly demonstrates an nderstanding of ho! traits are passed from one generation to the next. *a&e s re to incl de ho! genes and chromosomes are in#ol#ed in inherited traits. +o r gro p !ill be responsible for presenting the tablea to the class. Interview amily members (nter#ie! family members to find o t !hat traits yo ha#e in common. Create a chart to record the follo!ing traits, -. .ar lobes, /ree ear lobes ha#e at least one dominant allele. People !ith attached earlobes are recessi#e. 0. .ye color, (nheritance of eye color is controlled by m ltiple genes% b t people ha#ing the homo1ygo s recessi#e genotype ha#e bl e eyes. People !ho ha#e a dominant allele may ha#e different shades of bro!n% ha1el% or green eyes. 2. Wido!3s Pea&, A hairline that forms a do!n!ard point in the middle of the forehead is ca sed by a dominant allele. A smooth hairline is ca sed by a recessi#e genotype. ). Tong e roller, A dominant allele gi#es some people the ability to roll their tong es into a 456 shape !hen it is extended. People !ith the recessi#e alleles cannot roll their tong es. 7. Tong e folder, A dominant allele gi#es some people the ability to fold their tong es o#er !hile stic&ing it o t. People !ith the recessi#e genotype cannot. 8. *id9Digital :air, (ndi#id als !ho ha#e hair on the middle ;oints of their fingers ha#e at least one dominant allele. Those !ith t!o recessi#e alleles do not ha#e hair on the ;oint. <. Dimples, An indi#id al !itho t dimples is homo1ygo s recessi#e% !hile an indi#id al !ith dimples has at least one dominant allele. =. >eft9o#er9right th mb crossing, When the hands are folded in a nat ral fashion% the left th mb crosses the right th mb in a dominant genotype. (f re#ersed% a recessi#e genotype is present. After collecting the data !rite a paragraph or t!o abo t !hat yo fo nd. Does yo r family sho! any recessi#e traits? Are there any indi#id als !ho are the only person in yo r family to sho! a certain trait? @e s re to incl de a description of ho! genes and chromosomes affect inherited traits.