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Exploring dominant and recessive traits
This document discusses dominant and recessive genetic traits. It explains that traits are passed down from parents through genes, with each person receiving half their genes from each parent. Dominant traits are stronger and mask recessive traits, while recessive traits only appear in later generations if both parents carry the recessive gene. Common traits like eye color, hair color, and skin pigmentation can be either dominant or recessive. The document includes questions and activities for students to identify dominant and recessive traits in themselves and their classmates.
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Introduction to dominant and recessive traits, their definitions, and origin from parents.
Clarification that recessive traits are not rare; examples provided highlighting common traits.
Hands-on activity where students identify their traits with a partner using a worksheet.
List of various traits (earlobe, dimples, tongue roller, etc.) that students can check for.
Reflective questions about dominant traits in classmates and visibility of traits from parents.
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- 1. Exploring Dominant and Recessive Traits Biology CRHS Neistadt Courtesy of Miss Smith
- 2. Questions to ThinkAbout Let’s list together any genetic traits you can think of on the whiteboard. • For example: eye color, hair color Where do traits come from? What do you think Dominant or Recessive Traits are?
- 3. Where do traitscome from? Your parents pass them down through genetic traits. You receive half of your genes from each parent Each person has about 70,000 pairs of genes. Genes can be dominant or recessive
- 4. Dominant Traits vs. Recessive Traits Dominant trait-Strongest trait Dominant trait-Masks or covers up the weaker trait • Which hair color do you think is dominant? • Which eye color do you think is dominant? • Which hair color do you think is recessive?
- 5. Formal Definition DominantTrait: the trait observed n the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred. Recessive Trait: a trait that reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred.
- 6. Common Misconception RecessiveTraits are not rare traits. Dominant or recessive traits may be more common in a population. Example: Blonde hair is very common in parts of Scandinavia. Example: The trait of having six fingers on one hand is a dominant trait!
- 7. Partner Time! Get with a partner. Complete the worksheet together having your partner help you identify if you have the traits listed. Put a check mark beside the trait you have. We will share our results together at the end! When you have completed the worksheet, glue this page into your notebook. It should go onto page 13.
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- 22. Fingers Do you have hair on your knuckles?
- 23. Interlaced Fingers Withoutthinking about it, interlace your fingers like the picture shows. If your left thumb is over your right, then you have the dominant trait.
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- 25. Questions to thinkabout Were traits that are dominant, actually dominant among our classmates? Is it possible to have traits that are not visible in your parents?
- 26. If time permits: Glencoe Biology Text chapter 10 Worksheet #49 & #17 from Pacemaker Text: Chapter 5