Heredity & Reproduction

In science, we are presently investigating inherited characteristics in plants and animals.

Which of these traits do you have?  You can thank your parents.  :-)

Hairline:

Hair:

straight or curly?

Hand Clasping:

Second Toe:

shorter than big toe

or

longer than big toe?

Thumb:

Dimples?

Can you roll your tongue?

Do you have a cleft chin?

Do you have freckles?

Can you make the vulcan sign?

Colorblindness and some allergies can be inherited from your parents too.

This topic is especially exciting to me as I am eagerly anticipating becoming an aunt at the end of summer!  

My brother and his wife

Will Addison Faith have her dad's (my brother's) brown eyes, or her mom's blue eyes?  Will she have her dad's fine hair texture, or her mom's thick hair?  Will she be average height like her dad or tall like her mom?

My parents, 1976

My brother and me, 2012

What about you?  Do you have more of your dad's or mom's physical characteristics?  Or are you a balanced mix of both parents?  Did you inherit any characteristics that neither of your parents have (but possibly your grandparents or even great-grandparents have/had)?

What about your pets?

I never met our dog's parents, but she has a Chow curled tail and spotted tongue (her mom is Chow-German Shepherd).  Mr. Remley said her brothers were colored like her dad, a Rottweiler.

Stay tuned!  We'll also learn that some characteristics are affected by environment.