NAME:_______________________________ DATE:________________

Genetics: You Are Unique

Can you roll your tongue?
Stick out your tongue.
Try to curl it into a “u.”
Write “yes” or “no.”

You ________________

Mother _____________

Father ______________
tongues

Are you right- or left-thumbed?
Put your hands together,
interlocking your fingers.
Which thumb is on top?
Write “right” or “left.”

You ________________

Mother _____________

Father ______________
thumbs

Can you make a Vulcan hand sign?
Star Trek’s Mr. Spock greets people with a “v” hand sign.
Try to spread your fingers into a “v.”
Write “yes” or “no.”

You ________________

Mother _____________

Father ______________
hands

Do you have dimples?
Smile at a friend.
Does he or she see any dimples?
Write “yes” or “no.”

You ________________

Mother _____________

Father ______________
dimples

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