Science and Fiction

Genetic

Information

inherited

Passed on to an

organism from its parents

The Incredible

s

Other

Examples

Naruto’s Family

Luffy’s Family

Son Goku’s Family

Other

Examples

Glee

Pacific Rim

chromosomes

They look like

threads.

They contain the instructions

for a living thing.

Strands in the

nucleus of the cell

DNA

A large molecule

that contains genes.

gene

A length of DNA that

controls one inherited

characteristic of an

organism.

Wordbook

eye

Cells of the eye

Chromosomes in the nucleus

DNA in the chromosomes

This length of DNA carry the gene for eye

colour.

genetic information

Instructions that control

your characteristics and how they vary.

Gallery Walk

& TalkWhich

characteristics are

similar?Yoshi has the same face shape as his mother.

Kenji has similar straight hair as his father.

Kenji looks more like his dad.

Yoshi looks more like his mom. Each one will

make a comment on everyone’s

photos.Make a summary of

what everybody wrote and

share in class.