SESAME STREET
GENETICS ACTIVITY
Introduction:
It is an exciting time for geneticists as they have just discovered the genome for Sesamus muppetis (sesame street characters). They have determined that Sesame Street characters have six chromosomes. On these chromosomes they have found specific locations of the following genes: eye shape, nose color, lip color, body color, hair type, blood type and certain genetic disorders. Due to your expertise in the genetics area they have hired you as their apprentice to finish the job.
You as the Apprentice
You were hired as an apprentice to the geneticists. Your task, should you accept this assignment is to:
- AVOID BEING FIRED!!.
- Research traits of specific sesame street characters and identify their genotypes and matching phenotypes.
- Marry your assigned sesame street characters and determine the probability of their monster children’s traits using punnett squares.
- Create two monster children using your punnett square probability and fill out a monster profile for each.
- Draw your sesame street family portrait and present to class, including a list of family members, genetic make-up and monster profile of children.
- Draw your family pedigree.
Characters Couples
Elmo Telly 1. Elmo- Zoe 2.Telly-Zoe 3. Grover-Zoe
Zoe Honker 4. Elmo- Honker 5.Telly-Honker 6. Grover-Honker
Grover Cookie Monster 7. Cookie-Zoe 8. Cookie-Honker 9. Elmo- Rosita
Rosita Monster Monster
10. Telly-Rosita 11. Grover- Rosita 12.Cookie-Rosita
Sesame Street Characters
Elmo Zoe Cookie Monster
Rosita Telly
Grover
Honker
Monster Profiles
Elmo
Birthday | February 3rd |
Age | 2 ½ years old |
Best Friend | Zoe, Grover |
Philosophy | Give Love and You shall Receive Love |
Favorite Quote | “That Tickles” |
Blood Type | IAi |
Other | Speaks like a kid, says “Elmo” instead of “I” / Homozygous for eyes and finger. Heterozygous for toes. |
Zoe
Birthday | September 30 |
Age | 3 yrs old |
Best Friend | Elmo, dolly Mimi |
Philosophy | Collecting necklaces, bracelets and barrettes |
Favorite Quote | “Don’t Joke Me” |
Blood Type | IBi |
Other | Has a way with animals; loves ballet/ Heterozygous for hair, eyes and fingers. |
Monster Profiles
Telly
Birthday | September 29 |
Age | 3 yrs old |
Best Friend | Baby Bear and Oscar |
Philosophy | Don’t Worry be Happy |
Favorite Quote | “Are you sure it’s going to be alright?” |
Blood Type | ii |
Other | Dislikes surprises, circles / Heterozygous for eyes |
Honker
Birthday | March 10 |
Age | unknown |
Best Friend | Everybody |
Philosophy | Be Happy Stay Healthy |
Favorite Quote | “Honk around the clock” |
Blood Type | IAi |
Other | Loves to drive around/ Heterozygous for hair, eye, toes and fingers. |
Grover
Birthday | October 14 |
Age | unknown |
Best Friend | Kermit |
Philosophy | To be Curious and Always be full of energy |
Favorite Quote | “Hello every-bod-eeeeeeeee!” |
Blood Type | IAIB |
Other | An expert reader; loves to travel / Heterozygous for toes and fingers. |
Cookie Monster
Birthday | November 2 |
Age | Unknown |
Best Friend | Ernie |
Philosophy | Eat cookies, everything in sight |
Favorite Quote | “Me Want Cookie” and “Cowabunga” |
Blood Type | IBi |
Other | Dislikes Empty plates; eating the last cookie / Heterozygous for eyes, toes and finger. |
Rosita
Birthday | December 7 |
Age | 4 |
Best Friend | Zoe, Lulu |
Philosophy | To cook and play is my game |
Favorite Quote | “Hola” |
Blood Type | IAi |
Other | Loves her dog Poquito / Heterozygous for hair and eyes. |
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Elmo’s Family
1) Mr. Memo married Ms. Elma in 1997.
2) They had two children: Elmo and Elmina
3) Ms. Elma has a brother Elwood and a sister Selma.
4) Selma is married to Non.
5) Mr. Memo’s parents are: Gemo (aka Grampa) and Jill
6) Gemo’s parents are: Temo and Jane
7)Jane has a sister named Jellie
8) Jane’s parents are John and Simone
9) Temo has two brothers ( Narf and James) and a sister Jum
10) Temo’s parents are: Eli and Moe
Zoe’s Family
1) Mr. Zid married a woman named Zen.
2) They have a daughter and named her Zoe.
3) Zen has a sister named Cloey and a brother named Joey.
4) Joey is married to a woman named Ria. Cloey is married to a man named Jim.
5) Mr. Zid’s parents are: Arlo (Gramps) and Olivia
6) Arlo’s parents are: Ike and Dee
7) Arlo has a brother Van
8) Olivia’s parents are Abby and Paddy
9) Dee has two sisters Jana and Dina
10) Ike’s parents are: Mac and Tabea
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Elmo’s Family
1) Mr. Memo married Ms. Elma in 1997.
2) They had two children: Elmo and Elmina
3) Ms. Elma has a brother Elwood and a sister Selma.
4) Selma is married to Non.
5) Mr. Memo’s parents are: Gemo (aka Grampa) and Jill
6) Gemo’s parents are: Temo and Jane
7)Jane has a sister named Jellie
8) Jane’s parents are John and Simone
9) Temo has two brothers ( Narf and James) and a sister Jum
10) Temo’s parents are: Eli and Moe
Honker’s Family
1) Honker’s dad is Hunky and her mom is Hany
2) Honker has a sister named Chrissy
3) Hunky has a brother named Homer married to Uma
4) Hunky’s parents are Goyo(Grampa Honker) and Gia.
5) Gia has a brother named Honk.
6) Goyo’s parents are: Ho(greatgramps) and Kia. Goyo has a sister named Goya.
7) Ho’s parents are Hilo and Hana.
8) Hilo’s parents are Hoho and Hona.
9) Hoho’s brother is Hobo. Hoho’s dad is Hoey and his mom is Haha.
10) Hona has a sister named Hila. Her parents are Jonas and Hildy.
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Telly’s Family
1) Telly’s parents are: Tacey and Sid (aka dadski)
2) Telly’s sister is Juliette
3) Tacey, Telly’s mom, has a sister named Sabina.
4) Sabina is married to Jino and has a son named Izzy monster.
5) Sid’s parents are: Daq (Gramps) and Sada (Gramma)
6) Daq’s parents are: Tab and Pam
7) Pam has a sister Pat who is married to Dino
8) Sada’s parents are: Tadi and Shana
9) Tab has two brothers Jamison and Jeb
10) Tab’s parents are Waldo and Dae
Zoe’s Family
1) Mr. Zid married a woman named Zen.
2) They have a daughter and named her Zoe.
3) Zen has a sister named Cloey and a brother named Joey.
4) Joey is married to a woman named Ria. Cloey is married to a man named Jim.
5) Mr. Zid’s parents are: Arlo (Gramps) and Olivia
6) Arlo’s parents are: Ike and Dee
7) Arlo has a brother Van
8) Olivia’s parents are Abby and Paddy
9) Dee has two sisters Jana and Dina
10) Ike’s parents are: Mac and Tabea
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Telly’s Family
1) Telly’s parents are: Tacey and Sid (aka dadski)
2) Telly’s sister is Juliette
3) Tacey, Telly’s mom, has a sister named Sabina.
4) Sabina is married to Jino and has a son named Izzy monster.
5) Sid’s parents are: Daq (Gramps) and Sada (Gramma)
6) Daq’s parents are: Tab and Pam
7) Pam has a sister Pat who is married to Dino
8) Sada’s parents are: Tadi and Shana
9) Tab has two brothers Jamison and Jeb
10) Tab’s parents are Waldo and Dae
Honker’s Family
1) Honker’s dad is Hunky and her mom is Hany
2) Honker has a sister named Chrissy
3) Hunky has a brother named Homer married to Uma
4) Hunky’s parents are Goyo(Grampa Honker) and Gia.
5) Gia has a brother named Honk.
6) Goyo’s parents are: Ho(greatgramps) and Kia. Goyo has a sister named Goya.
7) Ho’s parents are Hilo and Hana.
8) Hilo’s parents are Hoho and Hona.
9) Hoho’s brother is Hobo. Hoho’s dad is Hoey and his mom is Haha.
10) Hona has a sister named Hila. Her parents are Jonas and Hildy.
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Grover’s Family
1) Super Grover’s mom and dad are : Ginny and George
2) Ginny, Grover’s mom has two siblings : Ginna and Gregor
3) Gregor is married to Ida
4) George’s parents are: Georgina and Gabe
5) Georgina’s parents are: Gregory and Jiny
6) Gregory has a brother Hover married to a girl named Mina.
7) Gabe’s parents are Cait and Ja(greatgramps).
8) Ja’s parents are Grim and Eartha
9) Grim has a brother Grahm
10) Eartha has a sister Jada
11) Grim’s parents are Gerwin and Grovita
Zoe’s Family
1) Mr. Zid married a woman named Zen.
2) They have a daughter and named her Zoe.
3) Zen has a sister named Cloey and a brother named Joey.
4) Joey is married to a woman named Ria. Cloey is married to a man named Jim.
5) Mr. Zid’s parents are: Arlo (Gramps) and Olivia
6) Arlo’s parents are: Ike and Dee
7) Arlo has a brother Van
8) Olivia’s parents are Abby and Paddy
9) Dee has two sisters Jana and Dina
10) Ike’s parents are: Mac and Tabea
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Grover’s Family
1) Super Grover’s mom and dad are : Ginny and George
2) Ginny, Grover’s mom has two siblings : Ginna and Gregor
3) Gregor is married to Ida
4) George’s parents are: Georgina and Gabe
5) Georgina’s parents are: Gregory and Jiny
6) Gregory has a brother Hover married to a girl named Mina.
7) Gabe’s parents are Cait and Ja(greatgramps).
8) Ja’s parents are Grim and Eartha
9) Grim has a brother Grahm
10) Eartha has a sister Jada
11) Grim’s parents are Gerwin and Grovita
Honker’s Family
1) Honker’s dad is Hunky and her mom is Hany
2) Honker has a sister named Chrissy
3) Hunky has a brother named Homer married to Uma
4) Hunky’s parents are Goyo(Grampa Honker) and Gia.
5) Gia has a brother named Honk.
6) Goyo’s parents are: Ho(greatgramps) and Kia. Goyo has a sister named Goya.
7) Ho’s parents are Hilo and Hana.
8) Hilo’s parents are Hoho and Hona.
9) Hoho’s brother is Hobo. Hoho’s dad is Hoey and his mom is Haha.
10) Hona has a sister named Hila. Her parents are Jonas and Hildy.
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Cookie Monster’s Family:
1) Mr. Senior Cookie Monster married Mama Cookie Monster. They had a child and named him Cookie Monster.
2) Mama Cookie has a sister named Hudge Pudge who’s married to Cookie Hood.
3) Mr. Senior Cookie has a brother named Alistair Cookie.
4) Mr. Senior Cookie’s parents are: Grandpa Milano and Grandma Fortuna
5) Grandpa Milano’s has a brother named Cruncher Muncher.
6) Grandpa Milano’s parents are: Papa Fudge and Nana Yam yam
7) Papa Fudge has three brothers: Oreo, Decko and Coco.
8) Nana Yam yam has a little sister named Jammy.
9) Nana Yam yam’s father is Choco Ammeretti and her mother is Madeleine.
10) Papa Fudge’s father is Coco Biscatti and his mother is Hazel Nat.
Zoe’s Family:
1) Mr. Zid married a woman named Zen.
2) They have a daughter and named her Zoe.
3) Zen has a sister named Cloey and a brother named Joey.
4) Joey is married to a woman named Ria. Cloey is married to a man named Jim.
5) Mr. Zid’s parents are: Arlo (Gramps) and Olivia
6) Arlo’s parents are: Ike and Dee
7) Arlo has a brother Van
8) Olivia’s parents are Abby and Paddy
9) Dee has two sisters Jana and Dina
10) Ike’s parents are: Mac and Tabea
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Cookie Monster’s Family:
1) Mr. Senior Cookie Monster married Mama Cookie Monster. They had a child and named him Cookie Monster.
2) Mama Cookie has a sister named Hudge Pudge who’s married to Cookie Hood.
3) Mr. Senior Cookie has a brother named Alistair Cookie.
4) Mr. Senior Cookie’s parents are: Grandpa Milano and Grandma Fortuna
5) Grandpa Milano’s has a brother named Cruncher Muncher.
6) Grandpa Milano’s parents are: Papa Fudge and Nana Yam yam
7) Papa Fudge has three brothers: Oreo, Decko and Coco.
8) Nana Yam yam has a little sister named Jammy.
9) Nana Yam yam’s father is Choco Ammeretti and her mother is Madeleine.
10) Papa Fudge’s father is Coco Biscatti and his mother is Hazel Nat.
Honker’s Family:
1) Honker’s dad is Hunky and her mom is Hany
2) Honker has a sister named Chrissy
3) Hunky has a brother named Homer married to Uma
4) Hunky’s parents are Goyo(Grampa Honker) and Gia.
5) Gia has a brother named Honk.
6) Goyo’s parents are: Ho(greatgramps) and Kia. Goyo has a sister named Goya.
7) Ho’s parents are Hilo and Hana.
8) Hilo’s parents are Hoho and Hona.
9) Hoho’s brother is Hobo. Hoho’s dad is Hoey and his mom is Haha.
10) Hona has a sister named Hila. Her parents are Jonas and Hildy.
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Elmo’s Family:
1) Mr. Memo married Ms. Elma in 1997.
2) They had two children: Elmo and Elmina
3) Ms. Elma has a brother Elwood and a sister Selma.
4) Selma is married to Non.
5) Mr. Memo’s parents are: Gemo (aka Grampa) and Jill
6) Gemo’s parents are: Temo and Jane
7)Jane has a sister named Jellie
8) Jane’s parents are John and Simone
9) Temo has two brothers ( Narf and James) and a sister Jum
10) Temo’s parents are: Eli and Moe
Rosita ‘s Family:
1) Pablo married Rosa. They are Rosita’s parents.
2) Rosa have two sisters- Maria and Mona. Her brother’s name is Pedro.
3) Rosita has a brother named Tadeo.
4) Rosita’s uncle, Pedro, is married to Theresa.
5)Pablo’s parents are Juan and Madeira
6) Juan’s parents are Macario and Kristina
7) Macario has a sister named Miranda
8) Macario’s parents are Renato and Lolita
9) Kristina has two brothers : Tomas and Julio
10) Kristina’s parents are: Tino and Lola
11) Renato’s parents are Simon and Gabriela
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Cookie Monster’s Family:
1) Mr. Senior Cookie Monster married Mama Cookie Monster. They had a child and named him Cookie Monster.
2) Mama Cookie has a sister named Hudge Pudge who’s married to Cookie Hood.
3) Mr. Senior Cookie has a brother named Alistair Cookie.
4) Mr. Senior Cookie’s parents are: Grandpa Milano and Grandma Fortuna
5) Grandpa Milano’s has a brother named Cruncher Muncher.
6) Grandpa Milano’s parents are: Papa Fudge and Nana Yam yam
7) Papa Fudge has three brothers: Oreo, Decko and Coco.
8) Nana Yam yam has a little sister named Jammy.
9) Nana Yam yam’s father is Choco Ammeretti and her mother is Madeleine.
10) Papa Fudge’s father is Coco Biscatti and his mother is Hazel Nat.
Rosita ‘s Family:
1) Pablo married Rosa. They are Rosita’s parents.
2) Rosa have two sisters- Maria and Mona. Her brother’s name is Pedro.
3) Rosita has a brother named Tadeo.
4) Rosita’s uncle, Pedro, is married to Theresa.
5) Pablo’s parents are Juan and Madeira
6) Juan’s parents are Macario and Kristina
7) Macario has a sister named Miranda
8) Macario’s parents are Renato and Lolita
9) Kristina has two brothers : Tomas and Julio
10) Kristina’s parents are: Tino and Lola
11) Renato’s parents are Simon and Gabriela
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Grover’s Family:
1) Super Grover’s mom and dad are : Ginny and George
2) Ginny, Grover’s mom has two siblings : Ginna and Gregor
3) Gregor is married to Ida
4) George’s parents are: Georgina and Gabe
5) Georgina’s parents are: Gregory and Jiny
6) Gregory has a brother Hover married to a girl named Mina.
7) Gabe’s parents are Cait and Ja(greatgramps).
8) Ja’s parents are Grim and Eartha
9) Grim has a brother Grahm
10) Eartha has a sister Jada
11) Grim’s parents are Gerwin and Grovita
Rosita‘s Family:
1) Pablo married Rosa. They are Rosita’s parents.
2) Rosa have two sisters- Maria and Mona. Her brother’s name is Pedro.
3) Rosita has a brother named Tadeo.
4) Rosita’s uncle, Pedro, is married to Theresa.
5) Pablo’s parents are Juan and Madeira
6) Juan’s parents are Macario and Kristina
7) Macario has a sister named Miranda
8) Macario’s parents are Renato and Lolita
9) Kristina has two brothers : Tomas and Julio
10) Kristina’s parents are: Tino and Lola
11) Renato’s parents are Simon and Gabriela
Sesame Street Pedigree
Use the following information to draw your assigned family’s pedigree.
Telly’s Family:
1) Telly’s parents are: Tacey and Sid (aka dadski)
2) Telly’s sister is Juliette
3) Tacey, Telly’s mom, has a sister named Sabina.
4) Sabina is married to Jino and has a son named Izzy monster.
5) Sid’s parents are: Daq (Gramps) and Sada (Gramma)
6) Daq’s parents are: Tab and Pam
7) Pam has a sister Pat who is married to Dino
8) Sada’s parents are: Tadi and Shana
9) Tab has two brothers Jamison and Jeb
10) Tab’s parents are Waldo and Dae
Rosita ‘s Family:
1) Pablo married Rosa. They are Rosita’s parents.
2) Rosa have two sisters- Maria and Mona. Her brother’s name is Pedro.
3) Rosita has a brother named Tadeo.
4) Rosita’s uncle, Pedro, is married to Theresa.
5) Pablo’s parents are Juan and Madeira
6) Juan’s parents are Macario and Kristina
7) Macario has a sister named Miranda
8) Macario’s parents are Renato and Lolita
9) Kristina has two brothers : Tomas and Julio
10) Kristina’s parents are: Tino and Lola
11) Renato’s parents are Simon and Gabriela