(STUDENTS: This page is meant as a planner, not the actual project. The project will be a
Google Doc Presentation. Please see me if you have any questions.)
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Genetics Project: Super Hero
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Slide 1: Title, Names, Date, Period
Slide 2: Genetics Vocabulary
1. Heredity
2. Phenotype
3. Genotype
4. Dominant trait
5. Recessive trait
Slide 3: Reference Table: Super Hero Traits and Alleles (EXAMPLES)
Characteristics
Traits and Alleles
Traits and Alleles
Super Strength
Muscular (SS, Ss)
Regular (ss)
Elasticity
Elastic (ee)
Normal (EE, Ee)
Vision/Hearing
Extra (XX, Xx)
Normal (xx)
Flying
Flyer (ff)
Flyless (FF, Ff)
Height
Tall (TT, Tt)
Short (tt)
Hair Color
Dark (DD, Dd)
Light (dd)
Eye Color
Brown (BB, Bb)
Light (bb)
Slide 4: Parents’ Table: Super Hero Family Traits
Traits
Female
Female
Male
Male
(Mom)
(Mom)
(Dad)
(Dad)
Genotype Phenotype Genotype Phenotype
Super
Strength
Elasticity
Vision/Hearing
Flying
Height
Hair Color
Eye Color
Slide 5: Offspring’s Table: Super Hero Traits
Traits
Offspring Genotype Offspring
Phenotype
Super Strength
Elasticity
Vision/Hearing
Flying
Height
Hair Color
Eye Color
Slide 6: Pictures of Super Hero Parents and Offspring
(Remember you are selecting 2 Super Heroes and determining their genotype based on
what you know about their phenotype. For example, Superman probably has one allele for
“Super Strength” or Ss, if he marries Wonder Woman (SS), what will their children inherit?
Flip coins to determine the inherited alleles. If you pay attention, you will see that their
offspring cannot get ss. You cannot “choose” what the offspring will inherit, flip a coin!!!)