INHERITABLE TRAITS

TIME PERIOD

• Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911)
• He was a 19th century english mathmatietian and scientist
• He wanted to understand how heredity influenced a person's abilities , character, and behavior
• Galton traced the ancestry of various element people and found that greatness runs in families

CONCLUSIONS

• Galton concluded that genius or eminence is a heredity trait
• He encouraged "good marriages" to fill the world with talented offspring
• A person's heredity and enviroment interact to influence intelligence

TRAITS

• Inheireted traits are controlled by genes
• Heritable triats are known to be passes through generations by DNA
• Physical traits that are transferred through genes include: height, weight, athletic ability

CREATION OF INHERITED TRAITS

• Created on the idea of evoulution
• Darwin just finished his idea on the origin of species
• This lead to the psychology behind heredity