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You will be working individually in a group of three students. Each student is responsible for one genetic characteristic. Select your characteristics below and begin your research.

            Eye Specialist - You are responsible for researching how eye color is passed from parents to their children.

            Hair Specialist - You are responsible for researching how hair color is passed from parents to their children.

            Gender Specialist - You are responsible for researching how gender is determined in an unborn baby.

Once you have completed your research and are ready to make predictions, come back together in your group and determine the characteristics of the new baby. As a group, select a set of parents from the descriptions below. Share with the group what you have learned and use this information to determine the characteristics of the new baby. You will need to work together to create a presentation to the parents you are working for. This presentation must include a visual representation of the new child and explanation for how you determined the child's characteristics.

Parents A
 		Parents B
 		Parents C
 		Parents D
The mother, Jane has blonde hair and blue eyes. She is married to her husband, Rick who has brown hair and brown eyes. They are expecting a baby in January and are curious what the little bundle-of-joy will look like. Can you help them?
Hope, the mother, has brown eyes and brown hair. Her husband, Steve, also has hazel eyes and sandy blonde hair. They are expecting to have a baby in July. Can you please give them a clue of what their baby will look like?
 		Father, Scott has brown hair and green eyes. Mother, Kristin has red hair and green eyes. They are planning the arrival of a new child in September. What should they expect their child to look like?
 		Jason, who has blue eyes and blonde hair, married Natalie who also has red hair and green eyes. They expect their new baby in April. Will it definitely have the same hair and eyes as mom and dad?


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