Human Genetic Traits
Description
In this activity, you will examine a wide variety of traits found in the human population. Not only will you seek out individuals and determine their traits, but you will also analyze the data and look for patterns in the traits seen in the human population you selected.
Procedure
1. Visit this site to see a collection of human traits. Select five of the ten described in the site to study further with your human population sample.
2. Choose at least 100 individuals in the human population to study. Come up with a simple and fast way to collect the necessary data, and collect your data. This could be done using paper or by using software.
3. Prepare a report that summarizes the results of your data collection. In the report, make sure to explain fully which traits you selected, how you collected the data, and the actual results of your data. Also, make sure to use a table and/or graph of your data to show how many people are homozygous dominant, heterozygous, and homozygous recessive.
4. Upload your completed report to Edmodo. If done on paper, hand it in.
Description
In this activity, you will examine a wide variety of traits found in the human population. Not only will you seek out individuals and determine their traits, but you will also analyze the data and look for patterns in the traits seen in the human population you selected.
Procedure
1. Visit this site to see a collection of human traits. Select five of the ten described in the site to study further with your human population sample.
2. Choose at least 100 individuals in the human population to study. Come up with a simple and fast way to collect the necessary data, and collect your data. This could be done using paper or by using software.
3. Prepare a report that summarizes the results of your data collection. In the report, make sure to explain fully which traits you selected, how you collected the data, and the actual results of your data. Also, make sure to use a table and/or graph of your data to show how many people are homozygous dominant, heterozygous, and homozygous recessive.
4. Upload your completed report to Edmodo. If done on paper, hand it in.