Genetics and Athletes

Genetics and Athletes

ADP 2021

​Article found in https://athleticsweekly.com/

Poll

Do you think there is a correlation between athletic performance and the genes we are born with?

• Yes definately

• Ummm Maybe

• Absolutely not - you make your own luck

• Not 100% sure, I am looking to find out

​DNA is the blue print of life

Multiple Choice

DNA is made up of 

• four bases

• four genes

• four chromosomes

• four square

Genes

​A gene is a heritable factor that consists of a length of DNA and influences a specific characteristic

• A gene occupies a specific position on a chromosome

• The various specific forms of a gene are alleles

Multiple Choice

DNA is tightly coiled to form genes and lots of genes form a....

• Chrome

• Chromosome

• Genes

• Cells

​Genes and Inheritance

​As you can see from this picture, their biological son has inherited some traits from their mother

​- red hair, eyebrow colour

​

​Some traits from their father

​- hair shape nose shape, eye colour, mouth shape and face shape

​

​

Multiple Choice

Inheritance is passed on from 

• Mother to child 

• Father to child

• Father and Mother both pass on genes

• Child gets what he is given