1. Formulate a hypothesis about whether a population of friends, family, and/or acquaintances is similar or different to you in appearance. Obviously, the population that is queried may guide this hypothesis.
2. Choose at least 14 people, including yourself, as subjects. Using the following Trait Description checklist, gather data about each individual, and mark the results on Data Table 1. Note that the first person's data has been added as an example of how to record the data.
3. After you have queried 14 people, transfer the table results to the genetic traits chart, Figure. Begin in the center and work from the center outward. Mark the outer circle at the point that the last allele is found. Note that the first entry is completed for you. In the chart, capital letters equate to a dominant and hybrid gene pair (FF and Ff). The lower case letters equate to a totally recessive gene pair (ff).
