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Inherited Traits
What are some inherited traits?
• Inherited traits are things that are passed on that are
specific traits.
• A tiger has stripes.
• A giraffe has a long neck.
• An elephant has a trunk.
• A snake has no legs.
• A plant has flowers.
What are some inherited traits?
• This family has an inherited trait. Can you tell
what it is?
What are some inherited traits?
• Did you guess that they all had brown hair?
What are some inherited traits?
• Some people have a genetic trait that creates
indentations on their cheeks called dimples.
• These two images show the difference between
a regular thumb and a “Hitchhiker’s thumb.”
Because of a genetic difference, one can bend
farther backwards.
• Tongue rolling is a
genetic trait certain
people have that
allows them to curl
their tongue.
• Some people have toes that decrease (get
smaller) in size from the big toe to the small one.
• Others have a second toe that is longer than
their big toe.
• Are you right or left thumbed? Put your hands
together, interlocking your fingers. Which thumb
is on top?
• Are your earlobes attached or unattached? A
person with attached ear lobes will have the
lowest point of the ear lobe attached to the face.
• Can you make a Vulcan hand sign?
• Do you have a
vertical line in
your chin?
• Are you like Frieda
and have “naturally
curly hair”?
Do you resemble
Eddie Munster
and have a
widow’s peak?
What are some inherited traits?
• Look at the elephants. What traits do they have
in common?
What are some inherited traits?
What are some inherited traits?
•Traits
–Scales
–Fins
–Gils
–Tail
What are some inherited traits?
What are some inherited traits?
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Hatches from an egg
Has feathers and wings
Has hollow bones
May or may not be able to fly
What are some inherited traits?
What are some inherited traits?
• A tree has–
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Leaves
Branches
Bark
Roots
Sometimes flowers or nuts
What are some inherited traits?
What are some inherited traits?
• A flower has–
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Petals
Stem
Leaves
Roots
• Which of the following is an inherited trait?
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Right handedness
Curly hair
Runs fast
Blue eyes
Likes to play baseball
Long fingers
Likes the color red
Chews on a pencil
Long skinny feet