What would the world be like if we were ALL

THE SAME?

Nothing would distinguish you from anyone else

No one would stand out, no one would be able to recognize or identify you, and everyone would all be

exactly the same!

HOW BORING!!!

(Hulk doesn’t DO boring)

WHAT MAKES US ALL

DIFFERENT?

No, not Jeans, GENES!

It is in our Genes!

Genes are your basic unit of heredity that carry traits from your parents, to you!

What in the world are Genes?

Believe It or Not…….

You share 49.99% of your genes with the person next to you.

The rest make you uniquely “YOU!”

What Do Your Genes

Determine?

BALDNESSLACTOSE INTOLERENCE WEIGHTACNEEYE COLORHAIR COLORHEART DISEASEWEIGHTCOLOR BLINDNESSVISIONCERTAIN CANCERSDIMPLESSHAPECERTAIN DISEASESMENTAL ABILITIESTALENTAnd much

more!

Sometimes, genes “mutate” creating even more distinct differences among people and animals.

How cool is that?!

Believe It or Not…..Some mutations occur because of natural

causes, while others are caused by environmental causes such as pollution

A Two-Legged Giraffe?

A Two-Trunked Elephant?

Can you BELIEVE this?!

PrettyCool,Huh?

So, ask yourself THIS question…

Why do people make fun of differences when we are ALL 50.01% different???

RIPLEY’S WANTS YOU TO

EMBRACE YOUR INNER ODD!

ANDMAKEYOUR

SCHOOL A

Appreciate the things that make us all different

Because if we were all the same…

What would be fun about THAT?