American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Animal Cloning, Old Mac Donald's Farm Changed
An in-depth look into the potential benefits to animal cloning. This process could provide us with food designed to help fight disease, protect endangered species, enhance livestock, and create opportunity for biomedical research.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Eugenics Movement in the United States
This primary source set explores the eugenics movement to help readers analyze how racism, sexism, classism, and ableism influenced eugenics laws and programs in the United States. Teaching guide included.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Inheritance of Gene Variations
This animated description of George Shull's research of hybridization explains one of the key components of evolution, inheritance of gene variations.
Read Works
Read Works: Selective Breeding
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about selective breeding and its role in evolution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Selective Breeding
This entry from Wikipedia provides information on the selective breeding of animals and plants, along with a discussion of Darwinism.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Selective Breeding
A worksheet regarding the ins and outs of selective breeding.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Artificial Selection: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain how artificial selection can affect the species in a given area. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Artificial Selection."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Artificial Selection: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain how artificial selection can affect the species in a given area. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Artificial Selection."
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Eugenics Movement in America
Interesting facts and information on the Eugenics Movement in America.