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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Complex Modes of Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial reviews polygenic and multiple alleles, Punnett Square, sex-linked trait, and inheritance patterns. Follow the slides to ensure comprehension of inheritance.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Patterns of Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
Discovery what you know about patterns of inheritance by taking this post test.
Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Patterns of Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what you know about patterns of inheritance by taking this pre test.
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Multifactorial Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of multifactorial inheritance as it relates to cattle. This is easy to understand information using a cleft lip and coat color to explain multifactorial inheritance and quantitative inheritance.
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Other

Human Genetics Multifactorial Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
On this University of Illinois at Chicago site you can get the importance of multifactorial inheritance, and numerous models to help illustrate the idea. There is a summary at the bottom for review, and an address to send questions to...
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Polygenic Inheritance and Environmental Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about traits that are controlled by multiple genes and/or influenced by the environment. Understand penetrance and expressivity.
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Genome British Columbia

Genome British Columbia: Multifactorial Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple explanation of multifactorial inheritance is given followed by a short activity where students do a quiz to assess their possible risk of heart disease.
Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Examples of Multifactorial Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this drop-down menu to explore genetic conditions that involve variations in multiple genes, often coupled with environmental causes (multifactorial disorders). Examples of disorders include breast and ovarian cancer, colon cancer,...
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Genetic Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on genetic inheritance including defining key terms such as chromosomes, alleles, DNA, genes, genome, and more. Links to a video and a test are provided.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.15 Polygenic Traits

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how in polygenic inheritance, a trait is controlled by more than one gene.