Heads then Heads: Top Left Box Heads then Tails: Top Right Box Tails then Heads: Bottom Left Box Tails then Tails: Bottom Right Box

Procedure: Using Reference Tables 1 and 2, as well as the internet (if necessary), complete the Character Traits Chart for each of the Sesame Street Characters! **25 Points** Answer the 10 Questions! **10 Points** Choose two Sesame Street characters from which you d like to see traits passed on. Remember- this activity is hypothetical. Complete the Parent 1 and Parent 2 charts. **5 Points Each** Complete the Punnett Squares for each trait. **4 Points Each totaling 20 Points** Be sure to label each square with the trait and each character used. Choose the traits of the offspring by flipping a coin twice for EACH TRAIT! Pay attention to the side and order in which the coin lands, and circle the appropriate offspring genotypes based on the locations below! Heads then Heads: Top Left Box Heads then Tails: Top Right Box Tails then Heads: Bottom Left Box Tails then Tails: Bottom Right Box Complete the Offspring Chart based on what was circled in the Punnett Squares. Be sure to come up with an appropriate name for the offspring. **10 Points** To determine gender, complete a Punnett Square, and flip a coin the same as above! **5Points** Create a full color drawing of the offspring character, complete with the character s name as well as the parents names! **20 Points** **100 Points Total**

Reference Table 1: Genetics of Sesame Street Characters Characteristic Type of Inheritance Eye Shape Exo (pops out) EE, Ee Dominant / Recessive Endo (flat) ee Nose Color Pink PP, Pp Dominant / Recessive Orange pp Lip Color Red MM Incomplete Dominance Purple Magenta PP MP Body Color Red or Pink RR Yellow YY Multiple Alleles: R, B, Y Incomplete Dominance Blue Purple Green Orange Brown **Color is Blended into Offspring** BB RB BY RY WW Hair Type Hair / Fur All Over HH, Hh Dominant / Recessive Bald / Smooth All Over hh

Reference Table 2: Pictures of Sesame Street Characters: Big Bird Cookie Monster Grover Oscar the Grouch Ernie Bert Count Kermit the Frog Abby Cadabby Kami Snuffleupagus Rosita Elmo Zoe Ballerina

Character Traits Chart Character Gender Eye Shape Nose Color Lip Color Body Color Hair Type Gonzo *Example* Male Exo Blue Blue Blue Fur All Over XY EE (or Ee) NONE None BB HH (or Hh) Big Bird Cookie Monster Grover Oscar the Grouch Ernie Bert The Count Kermit the Frog Abby Cadabby Kami Snuffleupagus Rosita Elmo Zoe Ballerina

Questions 1. Which nose color phonotype is dominant? 2. How many characters have a blue body color? What are their genotypes? 3. How many body color phenotypes are in the Sesame Street population? 4. What does incomplete dominance mean, and give a unique, personal example. 5. How many genes for body color does any one individual have? 6. What phenotype fits the genotype Hh? 7. How many different forms of the gene for body color could an individual have? 8. What gender genotype do all males have? All Females? 9. How many characters have the exo eye shape? 10. How could an offspring get the green body color phenotype? Parent 1 Chart Parent 1 Name Gender Eye Shape Nose Color Lip Color Body Color Hair Type Parent 2 Chart Parent 2 Name Gender Eye Shape Nose Color Lip Color Body Color Hair Type

Punnett Squares Choose the Traits of the Offspring by Flipping a Coin Twice for Each Trait! Pay Attention to the Side and Order in Which the Coin Lands, and Circle the Appropriate s Based on the Locations Below! Do the Same for GENDER! Heads then Heads: Top Left Box ZZ Zz Coin Flip 1: Heads Heads then Tails: Top Right Box Coin Flip 2: Tails ZZ Zz Tails then Heads: Bottom Left Box Zz zz Circle: Top Right Tails then Tails: Bottom Right Box : Zz Zz zz Offspring Chart Offspring Name Gender Eye Shape Nose Color Lip Color Body Color Hair Type