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Inherited Traits
Presented by Kesler Science
Essential Questions:
1. What are inherited traits?
2. How are traits governed by the
genetic material found in the
genes within chromosomes in
the cell nucleus?
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Heredity
The transfer of traits
from one generation
to another
generation.
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Gregor Mendel
• Known as the “father of
modern genetics”
• Born in 1822
• A monk, in Austria Mendel
discovered the basic
principles of heredity
through experiments with
pea plants.
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Inherited Traits
• A characteristic or features of one
organism that are inherited (passed
from parent to offspring).
• In humans
• Freckles, eye/hair color, dimples
• In animals
• Eye/hair color, hair texture, face
shape
• In plants
• Leaf shape, plant height, flower
color
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Dominant Traits
• Traits that hide other traits
when passed on to offspring.
• Shows its specific trait even if
only one parent passed the
gene to the child.
• When a child inherits dominant
brown-hair gene from dad, the
child will have brown hair.
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Recessive Traits
• Traits that get hidden by
dominant traits.
• Shows its specific trait when
both parents pass the gene
to the child.
• When a child inherits
recessive blue-eye gene from
both mom and dad, the
child will have blue eyes.
Quick Action – Inherited Traits
• Stand up and find a partner
to work with.
• Using this diagram make a
list for each of you of the
dominant traits you have.
• Think about your parents,
who did you get each
dominant trait from?
Quick Action – INB Template
Title INB Template
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Cut out the Template on
the solid lines
Glue narrow tab into
notebook
Folds like a fan
Write notes under
vocabulary
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How are traits passed?
• When organisms reproduce,
traits are passed from parent to
offspring.
• It all begins in the organisms’
cells.
• Cells are the basic building
blocks of all living things.
• Cells contain the body’s
hereditary material and can
make copies of themselves.
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Nucleus
• A small egg-shaped structure
inside the cell
• Acts like the brain of the cell
• It tells every part of the cell
what to do.
• It contains chromosomes and
genes.
• Stores the cells hereditary
material or DNA
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Chromosomes
• Thread-like structures that are found
in the nucleus of a cell that contains
all DNA.
• Each chromosome is made of
protein and a single molecule of
DNA.
• Comes in matching sets of two
• Human cell nucleus contains 46
chromosomes or 23 pairs.
• Half of these chromosomes come
from one parent and half come
from the other parent.
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DNA
• Molecule that carries the
genetic instructions for all living
organisms.
• Short for deoxyribonucleic acid
• Contains the specific
instructions that make each
type of living creature unique.
• Determines how the cells in a
body will function
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Genes
• Genes determine traits.
• A stretch of DNA on a
chromosome with instructions
for one trait.
• Like chromosomes, genes also
come in pairs.
• Each parent has two copies of
each of their genes.
• Each parent passes along just
one copy to make up the
genes of the offspring.
Quick Action – Inherited Traits
• Stand up and find a partner to work with.
• Make a Venn diagram for the similarities and
differences between DNA and genes.
Quick Action – Inherited Traits
Write About
1. Make a list in order from largest to smallest of
the 4 cell parts you just learned about.
2. Think it through. Which one is inside the
other?
3. Make a quick sketch in your notebook
showing this order.
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Cell contains the nucleus.
Nucleus contains the
chromosomes.
Chromosomes contains the
DNA.
DNA contains the Gene.
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Acquired Traits
• Physical characteristic of an
organism
• Not passed down to offspring
genetically
• Is a learned trait
• Is a product of the
environment’s influence on the
organism
Check for Understanding
Can you…
1. Recognize inherited
traits?
2. Explain how genetic
material found in genes
governs inherited traits?