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Lawrence Livermore National Lab: Probabilities of Traits
This site explains how to determine the chances of inheriting certain traits from our parents. It gives mathematical examples and exercises.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute: What Are Gene Mutations?
This website provides an answer to the following question: "What are Gene Mutations?" Many links are provided throughout this short description that access information on related subjects.
Other
I Can Do That: Dna Introduction
In story form, this complete site examines what DNA is, the structure of DNA, genes, and replication. For clarity purposes, the text is supplemented with drawings.
Texas A&M University
Peer Curricula: Cells Are Us
Find five instructional units on cells: levels of organization, interacting with the outside world, creating energy for the cell, coding and translating instructions, and making protein "machinery" to do things. Each unit is broken down...
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Oregon State University: Barleyworld
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.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Don't Hate on the Trait" by Bird Brain Science
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Behavioral Genetics
A useful introduction from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on the study of how genetics and behavior are linked. Many useful resource links are included.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Reproduction, the Genome and Gene Expression
This lesson focuses on DNA including it's structure,components,and how it goes together to form genomes. It also provides to links to a video and a test.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Genetic Inheritance Aqa
This lesson focuses on genetic key terms; it defines them and explains what they do. It provides links to a video and a test.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Human Genome Project: Project Information
This site provides from the Human Genome Project provides basic information on the Human Genome Project. Among the items discussed is how genome sequencing is done, as well as information about the genome and proteome.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Human Chromosomes and Genes Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on human chromosomes and genes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes: The Lac Operon Model
Read this passage and study the charts to complete the five-question quiz related to the transmission of genetic information from the gene to the protein.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes: Stat3/hyper Ig E Syndrome
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete the following five-question quiz related to the transmission of genetic information from the gene to the protein.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Exploring an Individual's Temperament
Answer questions to practice for the MCAT on the topic of temperament.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.19 Human Genome
See how the human genome project sequenced all 3 billion bases that make up our DNA and identified within this code more than 20,000 human genes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.13 Sex Linked Inheritance
Learn about the traits that are linked to genes on the sex chromosomes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 13.11 Molecular Genetics Overview
Learn genetics and inheritance works on a molecular level.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life's Instruction Manual: Interactive Lesson: Unc Tv Science
The human genome serves as an instruction manual for life, with its own distinct letters, alphabet, sentences and chapters. Learn about the genome, nucleotides, DNA and genes with this interactive lesson.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Regulation of the Iac Operon
Read a passage about the regulation of the Iac Operon and answer the follow-up questions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Biomolecules: Dna: Dna Structure and Function
Provides detailed explanation of DNA's structure and function. Includes illustrations.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Genes, Environment, and Behavior
The way that you carry a conversation, respond to failure, form relationships with others, and generally behave is in part related to your genetics - but your world and life experiences also shape your attitudes and behaviors. This...
New York University
Population Size and Genetic Drift: Lecture Notes
This is a college level lecture on genetic drift, complete with mathmatic formulae, includes special links.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Natural Selection in Populations
How natural selection works at the level of genes, alleles, genotypes, & phenotypes.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Benefits of Biodiversity
First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents possess, such as fur color, body size, heat tolerance, and running speed. Next they use coin tossing to determine the traits a mouse pup born to these parents...