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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Chromosome Mapping

For Students 9th - 10th
Alfred Sturtevant will describe his gene mapping research with fruit flies. This animated explanation will show how he bred fruit flies to determine the proximity of genes.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: Chromosome Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the chromosome karyotype and how that identifies a human as a human. [0:46]
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Nature Research

Scitable: Chromosomes and Cytogenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
A library of information on chromosomes and their role in heredity. Articles found on the website study chromosome structure, chromosome composition, chromosome abnormalities, roles that chromosome plays in sex determination, and changes...
Graphic
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Human Chromosomes

For Students 9th - 10th
This map from Access Excellence shows human chromosome pairs. The site includes a short description of chromosome structure, staining of chromosomes and karyotypes.
Interactive
Other

Science.ca: Uchida Chromosome Mapping Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This game has students matching pairs of chromosomes to determine if there are any extras, indicating Down Syndrome.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill:chromosomes, Mapping and the Meiosis Inheritance Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what you know about chromosomes by taking this post test.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill:chromosomes, Mapping and the Meiosis Inheritance Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what you know about chromosomes by taking this pre test.
Activity
University of Utah

University of Utah: learn.genetics: Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Play the role of a scientist and piece together the genetic puzzle to determine the gene responsible for a disorder.
Article
National Health Museum

Access Excellence:what Is the Role of Genetic Counseling

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive article discussing the role of a genetic counselors, who gets genetic counseling, how they use genetic and chromosome maps for diagnosis, and how they help people cope with genetic diseases.
Article
Scientific American

Scientific American: Mapping Chromosome 21

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has all kinds of information about current events on the decoding of the human genome, and specifically chromosome 21. This research will be helpful in identifying the root of common Down Syndrome complications.
Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Nhm: Restriction Maps to Cladograms Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan requires students to analyze DNA restriction maps to determine the differences in the sequence for several primates and humans. They then use the information to create a cladogram.
Website
National Institutes of Health

Ncbi: Human Genome Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers information on all the human chromosomes, has interesting illustrations as well.
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Nature Research

Scitable: Gene Inheritance and Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an in-depth look at gene inheritance and transmission with this webpage. This site explores genetics beyond Mendel and his peas. Investigate transmission genetics with the following topics gene linkage, variation in gene expression,...
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Other

Berkley Drosophila Genome Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to the mapping of the fruit fly (drosophila) genome.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker! New Pair of Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a discussion of DNA and how it replicates. Includes a chromosome map of a human male, a close-up of chromosomes just before cell division and a close up of a DNA molecule.
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Fact of Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from PBS you can challenge yourself with this quiz to see if you know what is true and what is false in genetic and reproductive technology. You'll be surprised by some of the things that we are currently able to do with...
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Genome Project Information Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This reosurce from the Human Genome Project of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) provides links to all the information you ever wanted to know regarding the Human Genome Project.
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US Department of Energy

Doe: Joint Genome Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
This Department of Energy site has up-to-date information and statistics on the progress of all JGI genome sequencing projects.
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This link has many tools to help understand the revolutionary sciences and discoveries in genetics.
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Other

Australian Genome Research Facility (Home Page)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the Austrialian Genome Research Facility. It is dedicated to the sequencing of DNA and understanding genetics.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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,...
Handout
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ornl: Genomics and Its Impact on Science

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Human Genome Project for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the index page for chapters which include an introduction to genes, the mapping sequence of genes, and the impact and future of the Human Genome Project.
Handout
Other

Human Genome Sequencing Center (Baylor College of Med)

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information about the human genome sequencing project and has links to other genome projects besides the Human Genome Project.
Website
Other

Oregon State University: Barleyworld

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site about barley that contains a list on the left with a link to a page about the North American Barley Genome Project.

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