1. Hair Color Made by: Sean, Alyssa, Ty, Drew Hair Color

2. Question Are some forms of inherited traits more common than others?

3. Hypothesis We think that most people will have brown hair and blond hair.Very few people will have black and red hair. We know this because on our sample survey 11 people have brown hair, 7 people have blond hair,1 person has black hair, and 3 people have red hair.

4. Materials People we survey, paper and pencil, and a table of traits

5. Control Surveying every student for every trait

6. Variable Every students’ traits will be different.

7. Procedure First, make a chart of hair color traits and use it to record your data. Second, survey MGS students for their hair color. Third, record the data on the chart.

8. Charty Chart Hair ColorNumber of Students Brown143 Blond75 Black19 Red12

9. Graph The most common heredity trait for hair color is brown. The least common heredity trait for hair color is red.

10. Conclusion Our hypothesis was correct! One hundred and forty- three people have brown, 75 people have blond, 19 people has black hair, and 12 people have red hair. Our question can now be answered. Yes, some forms of inherited traits are more common than others.

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