What others say

"I used this in one of my units in Biology but could be used in many other classes as well. Great activity to introduce genetics. "

Tessa P.

"This is a great resource to supplement our unit of study about this topic. Easy to follow instructions and was very engaging."

Randi S.

Description

Genetics Lab: Exploring Human Traits is a 3 page lab designed to investigate your class' genes!

Students determine the number of dominant and recessive traits for 8 human traits, such as freckles, dimples, widow's peak and the ability to taste PTC.

Students tally total # of students with each trait (dominant or recessive), and then determine ratios and frequencies.

Analysis questions are completed and a bar graph is created to show the frequencies of each trait.

Answer key is not included as answers are determined on a class basis.

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Genetics Lab- Human Traits Activity

Name: Genetics Lab- Human Traits Activity
Brand: Biology Roots
SKU: 985395
Price: 3.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.81 (74 reviews)

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Highlights

Grades

7th - 11th

Subjects

Biology, Science

What others say

"I used this in one of my units in Biology but could be used in many other classes as well. Great activity to introduce genetics. "

Tessa P.

"This is a great resource to supplement our unit of study about this topic. Easy to follow instructions and was very engaging."

Randi S.

Description

Genetics Lab: Exploring Human Traits is a 3 page lab designed to investigate your class' genes!

Students determine the number of dominant and recessive traits for 8 human traits, such as freckles, dimples, widow's peak and the ability to taste PTC.

Students tally total # of students with each trait (dominant or recessive), and then determine ratios and frequencies.

Analysis questions are completed and a bar graph is created to show the frequencies of each trait.

Answer key is not included as answers are determined on a class basis.

Report this resource to TPT

Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.81 out of 5, based on 74 reviews

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Great Activity for lots of classes

Rated 5 out of 5

January 14, 2026

I used this in one of my units in Biology but could be used in many other classes as well. Great activity to introduce genetics.

Energy filled Educator

(TPT Seller)

431 reviews • Pennsylvania

Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Rated 5 out of 5

March 21, 2025

This is a great resource to supplement our unit of study about this topic. Easy to follow instructions and was very engaging.

Randi Schilling

(TPT Seller)

610 reviews

Grades taught: 10th

Rated 5 out of 5

April 17, 2024

I incorporated this into our genetics unit and the kids loved it! It was very cool to see them double checking with partners (like sticking out their tongues) to see if they possessed the trait. And some were bummed when/if they realized they didn't have.

Julie B.

75 reviews

Grades taught: 7th

Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties

Rated 4 out of 5

January 29, 2024

Engaging learning activity helps to facilitate and differentiate learning for all students. Request more living env. resources for ENL students.

silvia S.

353 reviews

Grades taught: 9th, 10th

Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties

Rated 5 out of 5

October 4, 2023

This was a great resource for introducing genetics to my kiddos.

Jaden Mackneer

(TPT Seller)

28 reviews

Rated 5 out of 5

September 19, 2023

Perfect for my students! They were able to follow along and grasp the concept.

Pipetual Nerd

(TPT Seller)

386 reviews

Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities

Rated 4 out of 5

August 28, 2023

Used with DNA unit. It helped to build on what students had already learned in clas.

Sandy P.

106 reviews

Grades taught: 9th

Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties

Rated 4 out of 5

June 22, 2023

Most students enjoyed learning more about human genetics and appreciated the chance to conduct research on which genetic traits were more common in our class. Some students did not want to report on their traits when I asked students to raise their hand if they showed a certain trait. This made it difficult to tally class results.

Kristin G.

17 reviews

Grades taught: 7th