Physical Traits

Physical TraitsWinter Break Assignment

Life Science 08-09

FOLD A PIECE OF PAPER HOTDOG STYLE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, BUT KEEP IT IN YOUR

NOTEBOOK!

COPY THE FOLLOWING CHART INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK

COPY THE FOLLOWING CHART INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK

MID-DIGIT HAIR

WIDOW!S PEAK

HITCHHIKERS

THUMB

COLOR BLINDNESS

INTERLOCKING

FINGERS

EAR LOBES

TONGUE ROLL

PEOPLE

SURVEYED

GENES

• Dominant Genes= Capital Letters

• Recessive Genes= Lower Case Letters

• TT= Dominant Trait is Visible.

• Tt= Dominant Trait is Visible

• tt= Recessive Trait is Visible

Tongue Roll

Tongue Roll

Tongue Roll

Rolled Tongue is DominantT=Rolled Tongue

tt= No Tongue Roll

EAR LOBES

EAR LOBES

EAR LOBES

UNATTACHED

EAR LOBES

UNATTACHED

EAR LOBES

ATTACHEDUNATTACHED

EAR LOBES

ATTACHEDUNATTACHEDUNATTACHED IS DOMINANT= E

Interlocking Fingers

Interlocking Fingers

Interlocking Fingers

Left over Right

Interlocking Fingers

Right over leftLeft over Right

Interlocking Fingers

Right over leftLeft over Right

Left over Right is DominantLEFT=I

Color Blindness

Color Blindness

Color Blindness

Not Color Blind is DominantC

Hitchhikers Thumb

Yes No

Hitchhikers Thumb

Yes No

Hitchhikers Thumb

Yes No

Hitchhikers Thumb

Yes No

Hitchhikers Thumb is DominantYes = J

Widow’s Peak

YES NO

Widow’s Peak

YES NO

Widow’s Peak

YES NO

Widow’s Peak

YES NOWidow’s Peak is Dominant

W

Mid-Digit Hair

Mid-Digit Hair

Mid-Digit Hair

Mid-Digit Hair

Mid-Digit Hair

Mid-Digit Hair

Hair is DominantH

• TEN people for each Gene!

• TEN people for each Gene!

• Try to do relatives/family.

• TEN people for each Gene!

• Try to do relatives/family.

• Record clearly who it is.

• TEN people for each Gene!

• Try to do relatives/family.

• Record clearly who it is.

• DUE THE DAY YOU GET BACK!

HAVE A NICE WINTER BREAK!