Simbad El Marino
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Publicado: 14 de febrero de 2013
Explore Genetics by Finding Family Traits!
The study of genetics may seem like rocket science to your child, but an introduction to genes doesn’t need to be confusing. In fact, we all carry evidenceof the way genes work: in our eyes and hair color, in our earlobes and tongues, and in countless other physical characteristics that we inherit from our parents and grandparents. For a fun familyactivity to introduce your child to genetics have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family traits!
What You Need:
Printable Family Genetic Traits chart
What You Do:
Have yourchild fill out her own genetic characteristics on the chart, and then interview members of the family for their information too. The more details, the better, so use this as an excuse to call upGrandma, Grandpa, aunts and uncles, and whoever else! Your child should ask each person about the following traits: What color hair do you have? Do you get freckles on your face? Do you have cheek dimpleswhen you smile? Are your earlobes attached or do the ends hang free? (Follow up questions: do they hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?) Can you roll your tongue up into a tube? Are you double jointed?If so, in what part of your body? Your child should record the results of her interviews, then take a look at the data. The chart should look something like this: Hair color Me Mom Dad Brown BrownRed Freckles Y N Y Y Y Cheek dimples Y Y N Y Y Earlobes Free Free Attached Free Free Tongue Roll Y Y N Y Y Double jointed Y(thumbs) N Y(elbows) Y(elbows) Y(thumbs)
Sibling A Brown Sibling B BrownTo help your child interpret the information on her chart here’s a quick review of the way genes work: Humans have two copies of each gene that makes up our physical structure, one from each parent.For example, if you have the tongue roll gene from both parents, you will be able to roll your tongue. However, if the two genes are different, one of them will be “dominant.” That means that only...
The study of genetics may seem like rocket science to your child, but an introduction to genes doesn’t need to be confusing. In fact, we all carry evidenceof the way genes work: in our eyes and hair color, in our earlobes and tongues, and in countless other physical characteristics that we inherit from our parents and grandparents. For a fun familyactivity to introduce your child to genetics have your child go on a search for dominant and recessive family traits!
What You Need:
Printable Family Genetic Traits chart
What You Do:
Have yourchild fill out her own genetic characteristics on the chart, and then interview members of the family for their information too. The more details, the better, so use this as an excuse to call upGrandma, Grandpa, aunts and uncles, and whoever else! Your child should ask each person about the following traits: What color hair do you have? Do you get freckles on your face? Do you have cheek dimpleswhen you smile? Are your earlobes attached or do the ends hang free? (Follow up questions: do they hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?) Can you roll your tongue up into a tube? Are you double jointed?If so, in what part of your body? Your child should record the results of her interviews, then take a look at the data. The chart should look something like this: Hair color Me Mom Dad Brown BrownRed Freckles Y N Y Y Y Cheek dimples Y Y N Y Y Earlobes Free Free Attached Free Free Tongue Roll Y Y N Y Y Double jointed Y(thumbs) N Y(elbows) Y(elbows) Y(thumbs)
Sibling A Brown Sibling B BrownTo help your child interpret the information on her chart here’s a quick review of the way genes work: Humans have two copies of each gene that makes up our physical structure, one from each parent.For example, if you have the tongue roll gene from both parents, you will be able to roll your tongue. However, if the two genes are different, one of them will be “dominant.” That means that only...
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