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Feb 17-18 Genetics Intro

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29 questions

I'm so glad you're in my class!

You have atoms...you take up space... YOU MATTER!!


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After watching the traits powerpoint, list at least 10 traits you got from your mother or your father (ex: brown eyes, long toes, curved thumbs, etc.)

DESIGNER GENES Survey:
1) Look at each trait and mark the box that fits you with the stars. Example: Can you roll your tongue? If not, check the first box. If you can, check the 2nd box. Answer all the traits on both slides.
2) If possible, survey your birth parents and see how many traits you match. If your parents are unavailable, fill in as much as you can.
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Can roll tongue

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Can fold tongue up:

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Clockwise hair whorl on crown of head:

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Widow's peak (point of hair in middle of forehead)

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Turned up nose

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Very dark hair:

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Freckles:

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Hair on top of middle finger:

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Bent little finger:

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Dark colored eyes:

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Blond hair:

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Dimples:

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Free hanging earlobes (not stuck to face at the bottom)

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Curved thumb

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Ear points on side of outside ear

Complete the table below with your traits and one or two other people in your house. Put the relationship to you of the 2 people in the yellow boxes (ex. grandma, uncle, ...)
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Name someone in your house: you can say "brother" "sister" "grandma"...

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Name someone else in your house: you can say "brother" "sister" "grandma"...

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Dimples?

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Straight thumb?

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Can curl tongue up?

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Attached ear lobes?

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No freckles:

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In your own words, what is a "trait?"

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How many different traits are listed in the table to the left?

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How many traits do you share with person A?

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How many traits do you share with BOTH person A and person B?

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Are you related by blood to one or both of the above people? If yes, explain how:

DON'T FORGET TO TAKE THIS WEEK'S CHECKUP

(Google Forms in Classroom!)

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Check off the assignments that you have completed this week: