How Our Genes and Environment Shape Us
Did you know that both our genes and the world around us play a big part in how we look and act? This mix is important for understanding the traits we see and what’s happening in our bodies. Let’s make this easier to understand!
Dominant Traits: These traits show up when at least one of the genes is dominant. For example, having brown eyes is a dominant trait. We can call this gene "B."
Recessive Traits: These traits only show when both genes are recessive. For instance, blue eyes are a recessive trait, which we can label as "b."
Examples of How They Work Together:
Temperature: In some animals, like Siamese cats, the color of their fur changes with temperature. They have a gene that makes their fur darker in cooler areas of their body.
Nutrition: Our height is a good example. While our genes help decide how tall we can grow, what we eat also plays a huge role in reaching that height.
In summary, our genes give us a starting point, but the environment helps shape how we turn out. This shows that who we are comes from both our nature (genes) and nurture (environment)!
How Our Genes and Environment Shape Us
Did you know that both our genes and the world around us play a big part in how we look and act? This mix is important for understanding the traits we see and what’s happening in our bodies. Let’s make this easier to understand!
Dominant Traits: These traits show up when at least one of the genes is dominant. For example, having brown eyes is a dominant trait. We can call this gene "B."
Recessive Traits: These traits only show when both genes are recessive. For instance, blue eyes are a recessive trait, which we can label as "b."
Examples of How They Work Together:
Temperature: In some animals, like Siamese cats, the color of their fur changes with temperature. They have a gene that makes their fur darker in cooler areas of their body.
Nutrition: Our height is a good example. While our genes help decide how tall we can grow, what we eat also plays a huge role in reaching that height.
In summary, our genes give us a starting point, but the environment helps shape how we turn out. This shows that who we are comes from both our nature (genes) and nurture (environment)!