Human Evolution Part 1

This is our first assignment in what will become a quarter long project.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc39nfhs_58cs2hnbg2

You will need to keep a folder of ALL of this work for the quarter. It will be evaluated each week and will be used for your final exam.

Punnett Squares

Today we are going to look at how scientists can figure out the probability - the chance - that offspring from a set of parents will have a certain trait - like attached earlobes.

Part 1 - Read about Punnett Squares and do the practice problem on THIS SITE

Part 2 - Now read about sex linked traits ( traits that are carried only by girls or only by boys) on THIS SITE then do the practice problems on THIS SITE

Part 3 - Try the Sponge Bob Genetics Problems on the handout