Inherited Traits Why do animals look like their parents?
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Inherited TraitsWhy do animals look like
their parents?
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Heredity, it’s in the genes!
Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
You inherit traits from your parents.
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What are some traits?
Eye Color
Hair Color
Height
Body Shape
Facial Features
Skin Color
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Some interesting inherited traits!
Some people have a genetic trait that creates indentations on their cheeks called dimples.
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Some interesting inherited traits!
Other people have an inherited trait that gives them curly hair or freckles.
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Turn to a partner and check….
See if your partner can….
Roll his tongue
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Turn to a partner and check….
See if your partner can make….
A vulcan hand sign
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Turn to a partner and check….
See if your partner has….
A hitchhiker’s thumb
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How do we inherit traits?
When organisms reproduce, inherited traits are passed from parent to offspring. This is true for all living things.
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Why do I look more like one parent?
Each parent passes one gene to the offspring. Usually the stronger gene will be the one that “shows” in the new offspring.