What would the world be like
if we were ALL THE SAME?
Nothing would distinguish you
from anyone else
No one would stand out, no one would be able to recognize
or identify you, and everyone would all be exactly the
same!
(Hulk doesn’t
DO boring)
WHAT MAKES
US
ALL
DIFFERENT?
It is in our Genes!
No, not Jeans,
GENES!
What in the world are Genes?
Genes are your basic
unit of heredity that
carry traits from your
parents, to you!
Believe It or Not…….
You share 49.99% of your genes
with the person next to you.
The rest make you uniquely “YOU!”
What Do Your
Genes
Determine?
BALDNESS
LACTOSE
INTOLERENCE
WEIGHT
ACNE
EYE COLOR
HAIR COLOR
HEART DISEASE
WEIGHT
COLOR BLINDNESS
VISION
CERTAIN CANCERS
DIMPLES
SHAPE
CERTAIN DISEASES
MENTAL ABILITIES
TALENT
And much more!
Sometimes, genes “mutate” creating even
more distinct differences among people and
animals.
How cool is that?!
Believe It or Not…..
Some mutations occur because of natural
causes, while others are caused by
environmental causes such as pollution
A Two-Legged Giraffe?
A Two-Trunked
Elephant?
Can you BELIEVE this?!
So, ask yourself THIS question…
Why do people make fun of
differences when we are ALL
50.01% different???
RIPLEY’S WANTS YOU
TO
EMBRACE YOUR INNER ODD!
AND
MAKE
YOUR
SCHOOL
A
Appreciate the things that
make us all different
Because if we were all the same…
What would be fun about THAT?