Lesson 7 of 84 · Cells
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleDominant and Recessive Traits
Dominant and Recessive Traits.
🎯 Your mission
Run the sim. Spot the pattern.
⚡ The twist
Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.
Mind = Blown
🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.
Make a hypothesis first
Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?
What You'll Learn
Dominant alleles are expressed when present, while recessive alleles are only expressed when two copies are present. A person with one dominant and one recessive allele shows the dominant trait.
Key Words
- chromosome
- mitosis
- trait
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Create a Venn diagram showing their similarities and differences.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a dominant trait?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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