Genetics in Superhero Traits

The video tutorial guides students through creating a superhero by exploring dominant and recessive traits. It begins with an introduction to genetic traits, focusing on eye color and superpowers. Students learn to determine traits using coin flips and dice rolls, creating genotypes for their superheroes. The tutorial concludes with finalizing traits and superpowers, encouraging creativity in designing and naming their superhero.

What is the first step in creating a superhero with specific traits?

• Choosing a name for the superhero

• Determining eye color using a coin flip

• Assigning superpowers

• Drawing the superhero

What does it mean if a superhero's eye color is determined to be homozygous?

• The superhero has one dominant and one recessive trait

• The superhero has two identical dominant traits

• The superhero's eye color is undecided

• The superhero has two different eye colors

What does the term 'heterozygous' mean in the context of eye color?

• Two identical recessive traits

• Two identical dominant traits

• No traits are present

• Two different traits, one dominant and one recessive

Which superpower is considered the most dominant?

• Super stretchiness

• Water control

• Mind control

• Super strength

How is a superhero's superpower determined in the video?

• By choosing randomly

• By audience vote

• By using a coin flip

• By comparing dominance of traits

What is the significance of the lowercase 'a' in the superpower assignment?

• It is used for undecided traits

• It represents a dominant trait

• It represents a recessive trait

• It indicates a neutral trait

What is the purpose of using a die in determining a child's traits?

• To randomly select a trait combination

• To decide the child's name

• To determine the child's superpower

• To choose the child's favorite color

What happens if the die lands on a star during trait selection?

• The child gets a special trait

• The parent chooses the trait

• The child gets no traits

• The child gets all traits

How do you finalize the superpower of the new superhero?

• By drawing lots

• By rolling a die

• By flipping a coin

• By voting

What is the final step in creating the superhero?

• Selecting a sidekick

• Illustrating the superhero

• Writing a backstory

• Choosing a costume