Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Genetics
Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, and video clips, students analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Genetic Mutations in Humans
Discusses common mutations that occur in the human population and describes the many different types of genetic mutations and their impact.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Genetic Disorders
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how mutation or abnormal numbers of chromosomes result in genetic disorders.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Genetic Disorders
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how mutation or abnormal numbers of chromosomes result in genetic disorders.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Genetic Mutation
Students define and describe mutation including the common causes of mutation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Genetic Mutation With Prognostic Value for Glioblastoma Patients
Questions related to processes of cell division, differentiation, and specialization.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Genetics
College-level course focusing on the principles of genetics. Course topics include structure and function of genes, chromosomes and genomes, biological variation, population genetics, use of genetic methods to analyze protein function,...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Genetic Diversity Explained With Examples
Explains what genetic diversity is, things that cause it, factors that affect it negatively, and why it is so important. Includes examples of the presence and absence of genetic diversity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mutations That Cause Crohn's Disease
Practice questions over genetic mutations- Passage 1.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
Discusses conditions needed for the Hardy-Weinberg Law to hold true and demonstrates calculations involving allelic frequencies to illustrate this principle.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Angry Aliens: Evolution
Teach aliens about evolution as you play this game, and review your own understanding in the process. Topics covered include evolutionary mechanisms, evidence of evolution, natural selection, reproductive isolation, population genetics,...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Dna, Rna, and Protein Synthesis
In this online mini-course learners distinguish between the structure, functions, and processes involved with DNA and RNA.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Mutation Effects
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Effects of mutations can be beneficial or they can be harmful. This tutorial describes the effects and provides examples of each.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Genetics: Gene Expression
Explore the connection of genes and enzymes in regards to heredity and genetics. Concepts associated with dominant and recessive traits are also presented.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Mutations and Cancer Advanced
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, illustrated article describing DNA mutations and how they relate to cancer.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Forces of Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes three of the four forces of evolution: mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Molecular Genetics: Chapter Test Practice
Try these nineteen questions which serve as a chapter review over concepts in molecular genetics.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Evolution
Discover what evolution is through a case study of a Hawaiian snail species' survival. [7:20]
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Molecular Biology/primate Phylogeny
This lesson plan involves comparison of amino acids to create a phylogenetic tree of primates. Students will also use other species information to draw conclusions about evolutionary relationships.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Evolution and Classification Quizzes
A multiple-choice quiz on the mechanisms of evolution.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Examples of Beneficial Mutation
Not all genetic mutations are harmful. Examples of beneficial mutations are described here.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Forces of Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will explore the factors that lead to evolution such as genetic mutation, gene drift and gene flow.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Gene Regulation and Mutation: Self Check Quiz
Try these five self-checking multiple choice questions over gene regulation and mutation.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Mutations Are Changes in Genetic Information
This article explains how and why mutations are so important to genetics.