Genetics in Marvel’s Avengers?
We will use the Avengers movie to identify
inherited traits in different characters from the
movie.
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some phenotypes (observable traits)
described in the following line from the
Marvel’s Avengers movie?
“It's good to meet you, Dr. Banner. Your work
on anti-electron collisions is unparalleled.
And I'm a huge fan of the way you lose
control and turn into an enormous green rage
monster.”
-Tony Stark/Ironman
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some phenotypes (observable traits)
described in the following line from the
Marvel’s Avengers movie?
The Bilgesnipe, you know; huge, scaly,
big antlers. You don't have those?
-Thor
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some Genotypes (alleles inherited
from parents) about the character below from
the Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Freckles
Hair color
Dominant
Recessive
Have freckles (F) No freckles (f)
Red (R)
Blonde (r)
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some Genotypes (alleles inherited
from parents) about the character below from
the Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Height
Normal (H)
Tall (h)
Width
Thin (W)
Wide (w)
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some Genotypes (alleles inherited
from parents) about the character below from
the Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Eye Color
Brown (B)
Green (b)
Hair color
Red (R)
Black(r)
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some Genotypes (alleles inherited
from parents) about the character below from
the Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Hair Color
Black (B)
Blonde (b)
Face Shape
Square (S)
Pointed (s)
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some Genotypes (alleles inherited
from parents) about the character below from
the Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Hair Color
Black (B)
Blonde (b)
Face Shape
Square (S)
Pointed (s)
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some Genotypes (alleles inherited
from parents) about the character below from
the Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Hair Color
Black (B)
Blonde (b)
Tall (T)
Short (t)
Height
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• What are some Genotypes (alleles inherited from
parents) about the character below from the Marvel’s
Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Hair Color
Black (B)
brown(b)
Eye Color
Brown (E)
Blue (e)
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• Are the following genotypes dominant or
recessive about the character below from the
Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Genotype
Freckles
ff
Hair color
Rr
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• Are the following genotypes dominant or
recessive about the character below from the
Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Genotype
Height
hh
Width
ww
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• Are the following genotypes dominant or
recessive about the character below from the
Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Genotype
Eye Color
BB
Hair color
rr
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• Are the following genotypes dominant or
recessive about the character below from the
Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Genotype
Hair Color
bb
Face Shape
Ss
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• Are the following genotypes dominant or
recessive about the character below from the
Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Genotype
Hair Color
Bb
Face Shape
ss
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• Are the following genotypes dominant or
recessive about the character below from the
Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Genotype
Hair color
bb
Height
TT
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Applying Genetics to
the Marvel’s Avengers Characters
• Are the following genotypes dominant or
recessive about the character below from the
Marvel’s Avengers Movie?
Phenotype
Genotype
Hair Color
bb
Eye Color
ee
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Human Mendelian Trait Examples
Trait
Dominant
Recessive
Can roll (R)
Can’t roll (r)
Freckles
Have freckles (F)
No freckles (f)
Widow’s peak
Widow’s peak (W)
Straight hairline (w)
Earlobes
Free hanging (A)
Attached (a)
Cleft chin
Have cleft (C)
No cleft (c)
Hitchhiker’s
thumb
Hitchhiker’s (H)
Straight (h)
Dimples
Have dimples (D)
Don’t have dimples (d)
Tongue rolling
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