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5 Geneticstestings:Does,isanyoneinyourfamilyathletic,procrastinate,usedapacifier,or suckathumb

FormyscienceprojectIamtryingtoseesomethings,thatarentasobviousaseye colororhaircolor,arepasseddowngenetically.Iwillbeaskingquestionssuchas:Are you,yourparents,oranyofyoursiblingsathletic?Doesanyoneinyourfamilyprocrastinate ordidtheysuckathumbasachild?IthinkaftersurveyingpeopleIwillfindthatathleticism isgenetic,procrastinationisnt,andsuckingyourthumborusingapacifieris.Ipickedthis topicbecauseIwanttolearnmoreaboutgenetics,anditmighthelpmewithmath.Ialso pickedthistopicbecauseafterlookingbackatmyfamily,mymomdidntuseapacifier andneitherdidmythreesistersbutmydaddidandsodidI.Afterdoingthatbitof research,Iwantedtogofurtherintheexperimentanduseitasmyscienceproject.Also,I thinkthatbecausetheresultsofthatsaidthattheyweregeneticallyinherited,thatintheend myprojectwillendthesame.AfterresearchingtheinternetIfoundthatmostthetimeifa parentisnotathleticusuallytheirchildrenarenot.AlsoafterresearchingontheinternetI foundanarticlesayingthatscientisttestedforaprocrastinationgeneonbothmonkeysand humans.Theyfoundthatprocrastinationisgeneticallyinheritedeveryothergeneration.

Methods 1)*Isurveyedallthepeopleinthethreesixthgradeclasses,askingaboutthemselves andtheirfamily.Thequestionsonthesurveywillaskifthey,theirsiblings,ortheirparents areathletic,iftheyprocrastinate,ifanyofthemhaveusedapacifier,andiftheyhaveever suckedathumb. 2)*Isearchedontheinternetabouthowgeneticsworkandifscientistshaveeverfound thatmyquestionsaregeneticorifthereareanygenesthatarerelatedtomyexperiment.I foundthatthereisageneinyourbodyofprocrastinationthatgetspasseddownevery othergeneration,thegeneisalsoinmonkeys. 3)*Next,Italliedupalloftheresults,andIwillmakethreeseparatechartsandatotalforall ofthesubjects. 4)*Then,IcomparedtheresultsIgotfromthesurveysandtheresultsIgotfromthe internet. 5)*AfterthatIfoundthemean,medianandmodeforalloftheresultsIgot,Imadegraphs foreachquestion.AlsoIwillmakeanoverallgraph.Havingthemean,median,andmode mademakingthegraphseasier. 6)*Lastly,havingallofmyresultsIwillprintthemallupandputthemonaposterboard, withsomepicturesoftheexperiment.

Results Aftergoingthrougharoundsixtysurveys,Ifoundthatalmostallofthekidswere athletic.Mostthekidsthatwereathletichaddadsthatwereathletic,andsomethathadan athleticmom.Thekidsthatwerentathletichadfamiliesthatwerentathletic,withafew exceptions.Manydidntkidsprocrastinate,buttheirparentsdid,whichIdidntfindweird becauseafterdoingresearchscientistssaidthatthereisaprocrastinationgenethatskips ageneration.Also,whenitcametothepacifierandthumbquestions,thereweresomany differentanswers,butmostofthemweregenetic.

Discussion AfterdoingthisprojectIthinkIlearnedalotaboutgeneticsandalltypesofgenesin yourbody.Iloveddoingthisproject,especiallybecauseIcouldlookatallofthesurveys thateveryonegavemeandusetheirinformationformyproject.HavingthetotalIcould easilyfindthemean,median,andmodetomakeiteasiertomakegraphs.WhenIgot doneIdecidedIwantedtomakeseparategraphsforeveryquestion,alsoIwantedto makeanoverallgraph.Afterhavingalloftheresultsdone,myhypothesiswascorrect.I loveddoingthisproject,andifIweretodoitagain,Iwouldprobablyspendmoretime workingonitandmakingitbiggerandbetter,somehow.Ididthislittlebitofresearchfor

noreason,andIdontthinkitwouldrelatetoanythinghappeningintheworldtoday, scientistsmightonedayfindacuretoprocrastination,oronedaymakeeverykidinthe worldathletic,butbesidesthatthisprojectwasjustoutofcuriosity.

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athletic kid(s)yes kid(s)no momyes momno dadyes dadno 61 7 35 30 50 17

procrastinate 49 20 32 40 29 39

pacifier 49 20 32 40 29 39

thumb 25 43 14 47 15 46

TOTAL 184 88 97 166 109 147

(notcountingallsurveys,becausesomedidnthavetheinformationneeded)