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    Samantha McCabe conducted a Mendelian genetics survey of 20 people to determine traits for earlobes, hair on knuckles, hairline, hair texture, and chin shape. She found that free earlobes, no hair on knuckles, straight hairline, straight hair, and no cleft chin were the most common traits. Samantha exhibited the recessive trait of free earlobes, which was also seen in her sister and cousin. Most offspring shared traits with one or both parents, though recessive traits could be expressed if both parents carried the recessive allele. The results did not surprise Samantha. She notes that surveying more people or different populations could change the observed

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    Samantha McCabe conducted a Mendelian genetics survey of 20 people to determine traits for earlobes, hair on knuckles, hairline, hair texture, and chin shape. She found that free earlobes, no hair on knuckles, straight hairline, straight hair, and no cleft chin were the most common traits. Samantha exhibited the recessive trait of free earlobes, which was also seen in her sister and cousin. Most offspring shared traits with one or both parents, though recessive traits could be expressed if both parents carried the recessive allele. The results did not surprise Samantha. She notes that surveying more people or different populations could change the observed

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    Samantha McCabe conducted a Mendelian genetics survey of 20 people to determine traits for earlobes, hair on knuckles, hairline, hair texture, and chin shape. She found that free earlobes, no hair on knuckles, straight hairline, straight hair, and no cleft chin were the most common traits. Samantha exhibited the recessive trait of free earlobes, which was also seen in her sister and cousin. Most offspring shared traits with one or both parents, though recessive traits could be expressed if both parents carried the recessive allele. The results did not surprise Samantha. She notes that surveying more people or different populations could change the observed

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    Mendel Assignment

    Samantha McCabe
    Instructions: Survey at least 20 people to find out what traits they have for each of the features
    below. (Note: survey can include family, friends, and images from media) Tally the numbers for
    each trait and record those totals in each column. When completing the survey, be sure to
    include yourself as one of the individuals surveyed. Also include at least one set of parents and
    offspring in the individuals you survey. Document the features of each member of the family you
    surveyed within the data table, but also make a special note of these features in the observation
    section of your report. This information will be important when writing your conclusion.

    Data and Observations:


    Family Member Earlobes Hair on Hair line Hair texture Chin Shape
    (Free or knuckles (Widow’s (Curly or (Cleft or No
    Attached) (Yes or No) peak or Straight) Cleft)
    Straight)
    1. Father
    2. Mother Attached Yes Straight Mixture/ No
    mostly
    straight
    3. Free Yes Straight Mixture/ No
    Samantha mostly
    straight
    4. Aunt Linda Attached No Straight Straight No

    5. Stevie Attached Yes Straight Straight No

    6. Mallory Attached Yes Straight Straight No

    7. Maylee free No Straight Straight No

    8. Brother Attached Yes Widow peak Straight no


    9. Sister Free Yes Straight Straight no

    10. free Yes Straight Curly No


    11. free No Straight Curly No

    12. free no Widow peak Straight No

    13. Attached No Straight Straight No

    14. free yes Widows Straight Yes


    peak
    15. free No Straight Straight No

    16. free No Straight Curly No

    17. Free No Straight Straight No


    18. Free No Straight Curly No
    19. Attached Yes Straight Straight No

    20. Free Yes Straight Straight No


    Free No Straight Mixture No

    Feature Trait Total Trait Total

    Earlobes Free earlobes 13 Attached earlobes 7

    Hair on knuckles Hair present 10 No hair present 10


    between second between second
    and third knuckle and third knuckle
    of fingers of fingers

    Hair line (widow’s peak vs. Widow’s peak 3 Straight hair line 17
    straight hair line)
    Hair texture Curly hair (count 5 Straight hair 15
    wavy hair as curly)

    Chin shape Cleft chin 1 No cleft chin 19

    Calculations:
    Calculate the percentages for each trait in your total sample and list those percentages in this
    section of your report.

    Example calculations: (12 people with widow’s peak ÷ 20 total people) x 100 = 60% widow’s
    peaks

    Feature Trait Calculated Trait Calculated


    Percentage Percentage
    Earlobes Free earlobes 65% Attached 35%
    earlobes
    Hair on knuckles Hair present 50% No hair present 50%
    between second between second
    and third and third
    knuckle of knuckle of
    fingers fingers

    Hair line (widow’s peak vs. Widow’s peak 15% Straight hair 85%
    straight hair line) line
    Hair texture Curly hair 25% Straight hair 75%
    (count wavy
    hair as curly)
    Chin shape Cleft chin 5% No cleft chin 95%

    Analysis and Conclusion:

    Using what you have learned in the lesson and gathered from your survey, write a conclusion
    paragraph analyzing your results in your conclusion. Be sure to address the following questions:

     Identify the trait that you believe to be dominant for each of the features surveyed.
    Explain your reasoning. Free earlobe, hair on and off knuckles, straight hair line, straight
    hair and no cleft chin. These traits are dominant because they seem to be the most
    genetic.
     What recessive features do you exhibit? Do you have any relatives who exhibit those
    same features? My recessive for is a free earlobe and yes, my sister and my cousin do.
     In the family you surveyed, what features did the offspring share with one or both
    parents? Were there any features that the offspring exhibited that were or exhibited by
    either parent? The family I surveyed was my family. And I shared everything but free
    earlobe with my mom and I do not know about my dad.
     How it possible for an offspring to exhibit a recessive trait if neither parent exhibited that
    recessive trait? What must be true about the parents’ genes for this to occur? because the
    offspring could have received a genetic trait from the older generation or the parent’s
    parent’s. If A= Dominant allele and a= recessive allele then AA=Dominant and aa=
    recessive, therefore for the offspring to have a genetic trait that the parents do not have,
    both parents have to be Aa.
     Are there any results in your data that surprised you? No, not really.
     Is it possible that a recessive trait in a survey such as this one may have a greater total
    number than its dominant counterpart? Explain how that might happen in a investigation
    like this. Yes, because if the recessive trait is more than dominant, then the recessive trait
    will become dominant and the dominant trait will become recessive.
     How might surveying a different number of people or different population of people
    possibly change the percentages that you calculated? If you surveyed more people; you're
    opening this experiment to more answers that will change the percentages of things and
    whether things will still be considered dominant or recessive.

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