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Genetic Factors Activity
Which is longer, your index finger or your ring finger?
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Genetic Factors Activity
Males: Dominant: Long ring finger Recessive: Long index finger Females: Dominant: Long index finger Recessive: Long ring finger
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Genetic Factors Activity
Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) tasting There is a single gene which codes for a protein found in our tongues. PTC will bind with the protein if present and a person will taste it Are you a taster or non-taster? About 70% of the US population tastes the bitter chemical About 1/3 of the tasters will be “super tasters” – because they are homozygous for the dominant allele the taste is extra bitter The other 30% tastes nothing
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Interesting PTC Facts: Nearly 100% of Native Americans are tasters People who can taste PTC are more likely to be non-smokers and not in the habit of drinking coffee or tea People who are super tasters are more likely to find green vegetables bitter Women, Asians, and African-Americans are all more likely to be super tasters
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Questions 1) A man with red hair (recessive) marries a woman with black hair (dominant) whose mother had red hair. What are the chances their first child would have red hair? Black hair? 2) A man and a woman both have blue eyes, but their first child has brown eyes. What are the chances that their second child will also have brown eyes?
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