Examples: Dominant and Recessive Traits
What are your traits? We will look at some examples of human traits that are determined by simple genetics. On your hand-out, record which phenotype you exhibit. You may have to ask your partner to help you determine a trait.
Detached (EE, Ee), Attached (ee) Earlobes http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/heredity/docs/InventoryComplete.pdf
Can Tongue Roll (TT, Tt), Can’t (tt) http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/heredity/docs/InventoryComplete.pdf
Dimples (DD, Dd), No Dimples (dd) http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/heredity/docs/InventoryComplete.pdf
Right handed (RR, Rr), Left handed (rr)
Freckles (FF, Ff), No Freckles (ff) http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/heredity/docs/InventoryComplete.pdf
Curly (HH, Hh), Straight (hh) http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/heredity/docs/InventoryComplete.pdf
Cleft Chin (CC, Cc), Smooth(cc)
Cleft Chin (CC, Cc), Smooth (cc) (actual pictures)
Hand Clasp: Left (LL, Ll), Right (ll) http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/heredity/docs/InventoryComplete.pdf
Widow’s Peak (WW, Ww), Straight (ww) http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/heredity/docs/InventoryComplete.pdf
What are your traits? We will look at some examples of human traits that are determined by simple genetics. On your hand-out, record which phenotype you exhibit. You may have to ask your partner to help you determine a trait.
Data We will now record our class data and graph our results Does our data support which genes are dominant and which genes are recessive? What about the whole Purple Team?