Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Genetic Mutation With Prognostic Value for Glioblastoma Patients
Questions related to processes of cell division, differentiation, and specialization.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Myelogenous Leukemia and Two Chemotherapeutic Agents
Read a passage about chemotherapeutic agents and answer the follow-up questions using the graphs provided.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.3 Punnett Squares
See how a Punnett square is a special tool used to predict the offspring from a cross, or mating between two parents.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.1 Pea Plants
Understand why Gregor Mendel was the father of the field of genetics, which seeks to explain how traits are passed on from one generation to the next.
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...
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...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1933
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Thomas Hunt Morgan, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine "for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity." This website is organized...
OneWorld UK
One World: Tiki the Penguin: Genetic Engineering: Whose Genes?
Come along with Tiki the Penguin as he discovers what makes you a human or him a penguin! This site details some of the major issues relative to genetics - such as genetic engineering - in a way that is interesting and relevant to kids.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology for High School
This digital textbook covers core biology concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 1.2 Fields in the Life Sciences
Explore some different areas of study in the life sciences.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science for Middle School
This digital textbook covers core life science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, and videos.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Introduction to Biology
A collection of video lectures from an introduction to biology course taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course teaches "biological function at the molecular level" with thirty-five lectures. Lectures vary in length...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Introductory Biology
A collection of video lectures from an introduction to biology course taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course covers fundamental topics like biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology with thirty-four...
University of California
Cog Web: Can Matter Store Active Information?
This site provides a timeline of historical events in regards to discovery and research on genetics.
Rice University
Rice University: Eusocial Insects
This site, which is provided for by the Rice University, gives a description of the social aspects of the wasp colonies - division of labour.
University of California
Princeton University: Mary Styles Harris
This site, from the Princeton University, gives a profile of biologist Mary Styles Harris which includes her work, her writing, and her research.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Problemas Sobre Tecnologia Del Dna Recombinado
Learn the basics techniques and principles of recombinant DNA and how it applies to human health with these series of problems presented here. The correct answers have a brief explanation to reinforce the theories and incorrect answers...
University of Kansas Medical Center
Univ. Of Kansas Medical Center: Accredited Programs
This site from the University of Kansas Medical Center provides a list and direct links to colleges with accredited genetic counseling programs.
Palomar Community College District
Waynes Word: Multiple Gene (Polygenic) Inheritance
Explains and gives examples of polygenic inheritance.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Got Bacterial Genes?
Weird Why? Files article (posted May 17, 2001) unravels the notion that bacteria that once infected our ancestors stuck their genes into our chromosomes.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Practice Quiz for Gene Flow
This site from Palomar College contains an interactive practice quiz containing four questions on major concepts regarding gene flow. A great learning tool.
BioMan Biology
Snurfle Meiosis and Genetics 2: Diversity and Dihybrid Crosses
This biology game assesses understanding of "crossing over", "independent fertilization", and "random fertilization" in the study of genetics.
Other
Clermont College: Genetic Practice Problems
Clermont College provides a good interactive practice test using Punnett squares.