Do you see any way that these children are similar to their parents or brothers and sisters?

Look around. Is anyone just like you? You and everyone else are unique. No two people are exactly alike, including identical twins. However, many of your traits are inherited or passed down from your parents to you and your siblings. Traits that are inherited include: eye color, hair color, hair texture, body shape, and skin color.

Introduction

Your mission is to learn about who first discovered genes, traits and how they are inherited, Punnett squares a few key vocabulary terms and how this all ties together to make you who you are through dominate and recessive traits. Your final task will be to create offspring from two parents using the information you have gathered.

Throughout this project you will have to use the screen capture option on the smart software, save materials to your student drive and lastly turn in your final packet with all required materials completed including your project questions.

Click on the Who Discovered Genes tab to start your adventure.