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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.2 (optional)
Daily Written Reflection
What is one thing you found interesting about fruit fly families?
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Make a drawing if it helps you explain your thinking. Label your drawing.
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.2
You can use this page to record notes or create drawings.
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.2
Patterns in Parents and Offspring
Directions:
1. In Handbook of Traits, read about each of the organisms listed.
2. For each organism, record a trait the organism has.
3. Record the trait that each parent has.
4. Record the trait that the offspring has.
5. Answer the question on the next page.
Organism: Harlequin Poison Frog
Trait: _______________________________________________________________
Parent 1: ___________________________________________________________
Parent 2: ___________________________________________________________
Offspring: __________________________________________________________
Organism: Snapdragon Plant
Trait: _______________________________________________________________
Parent 1: ___________________________________________________________
Parent 2: ___________________________________________________________
Offspring: __________________________________________________________
Organism: House Cat
Trait: _______________________________________________________________
Parent 1: ___________________________________________________________
Parent 2: ___________________________________________________________
Offspring: __________________________________________________________
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.2
Patterns in Parents and Offspring (continued)
Organism: Mexican Tetra
Trait: _______________________________________________________________
Parent 1: ___________________________________________________________
Parent 2: ___________________________________________________________
Offspring: __________________________________________________________
Organism: Domestic Dog
Trait: _______________________________________________________________
Parent 1: ___________________________________________________________
Parent 2: ___________________________________________________________
Offspring: __________________________________________________________
What new ideas do you have about offspring and parents after reading
Handbook of Traits?
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Inheritance and Traits—Lesson 2.2
Modeling Patterns in Parents and Offspring
Use the Parent and Offspring Traits Model to answer the questions below.
Record a trait you chose for one of the deer offspring.
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How does this trait compare to the traits of the parents?
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Record a trait you chose for a different deer offspring.
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How does this trait compare to the traits of the parents?
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What pattern did you notice about the traits of offspring and parent deer?
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