This is a presentation based on An Inventory of My Traits activity from http://teach.genetics.utah.edu. I use this to introduce the activity.

1. An Inventory of
My Traits

2. Traits are observable
characteristics that are
passed down from
parent to child.
An individual has many
traits that they share in
common with others.

3. An individual’s overall
combination of traits
makes them unique.
Some traits are
more common in a
population than
others.

4. detached
earlobe
attached
earlobe

5. tongue
roller
non-tongue
roller

6. dimpled
cheeks
smooth
cheeks

7. right-
handed
left-
handed

8. freckles
no
freckles

9. naturally
curly hair
straight
hair

10. cleft chin
smooth
chin

11. allergies
no
allergies

12. left thumb
over right
thumb
over left
right

13. see the
red &
green
colors
red-green
colorblind

14. straight
peak
hairline
widow’s