Lesson 26 of 84 · Cells
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleDominant and Recessive Traits (Part 2)
Dominant and Recessive Traits (Part 2).
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
🦠 You have more bacterial cells in your body than human cells.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
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
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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