Family resemblance (anthropology)

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/family-resemblance-anthropology

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the modern relevance?Crucial for clinical genetics, forensic science, and understanding human diversity and adaptation
2. What is the emerging factors?Epigenetic modifications and complex gene-environment interactions are key areas of ongoing research
3. What is family resemblance?Family resemblance means you share some looks or traits with your parents and siblings because you get genes from them.
4. Why do we sometimes look more like one parent than the other?Each parent gives you half of your genes, and the mix of genes can make you look more like one parent in some ways.

Alleles: Different versions of the same gene, inherited from each parent.
Phenotypic Traits: Observable characteristics of an organism, resulting from gene expression and environmental factors.
Behavioral Genetics: The study of how genetic factors influence individual differences in behavior.
Epigenetics: Changes in gene expression that do not involve alterations to the underlying DNA sequence.