Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Genetics I: Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Instructional module focusing on Gregor Mendel's Laws of Inheritance. Discussion includes Mendel's discovery of dominant and recessive traits as well as co-dominance and incomplete dominance in genetics. Site also includes an interactive...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inheritance of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Dna
Find out about mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA, and why its inheritance does not follow Mendelian patterns.
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
University of Saskatchewan: Multifactorial Inheritance
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inheritance Patterns in Flowering Plants
Practice questions related to Mendelian inheritance.
Grade Saver
Grade Saver: Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
This is an online study guide/notes for the play Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. The play is a...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Reebops: A "Model" Organism for Teaching Genetic Concepts
In this lesson students create imaginary creatures, called "Reebops," to explore the relationships between genes and inherited traits. Using Reebops as a model, students learn how hereditary information is passed from one generation to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Genetic Disorders Are Inherited
Learn how genetic disorders are passed from parents to children as explained in this excerpt from Blazing a Genetic Trail, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Mendelian Inheritance Study Guide
Review the processes of basic Mendelian genetics.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Mammals and Their Parents, Perfect Together
Third graders identify and interpret traits that are found in mammals by noticing differences among animals of the same species. Make a claim that traits are inherited from parents that is supported by evidence.
Internet FAQ Archive
Faq Archives: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society: Family Patterns
The structure of families in medieval and modern times, and the patterns they follow are examined. These include topics such as household composition, age of marriage, life expectancy, inheritance customs, financial resources, disruptive...
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Dragon Genetics: Understanding Inheritance
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Dragon Genetics II lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF and Word formats. Using Popsicle sticks, students experiment with different...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mendel and His Peas
Discover how Gregor Mendel uncovered the key principles of inheritance using a simple, familiar system: the pea plant. Learn about Mendel's life, his experiments, and his legacy.
Other
Maple Syrup Urine Disease: An Overview
Read about the rare inherited disorder affecting newborn babies and children called maple syrup urine disease(MSUD). Including information on how this condition is inherited and how its different forms affect the body, this article is...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
This is the full text of the English novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; this classic tale tells of an orphan, Pip, who through a series of strange circumstances first finds a trade as a blacksmith's apprentice and then learns...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Explore Your Inner Animals
Did you know parts of our body was inherited from distant animal ancestors? In this interactive students will investigate different anatomical features of the human body to reveal our evolutionary history. Learn how humans share...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Genes, Health, and Society
A web-based course which allows students to explore the fields of genetics and genomics. The three course modules are transmission genetics, the nature of genetic material, and medical genetics and genomics. Use of this resource requires...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Germline Mutation vs. Somatic Mutation
Provides a comparison of germline and somatic mutations based on cause, heredity, how they are inherited, the effects they have, when they occur, the extent of the occurrence, and how they are detected. Describes examples of both types...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Would Your Animal Survive Here? Day 1
Determine whether an animal can survive in a different environment than its own based on its inherited traits.
Other
Royal Museums Greenwich: Peter the Great
This site presents a list of facts about the reforming tsar, Peter the Great. It answers questions from how he inherited the throne to where he visited when he travelled abroad and discusses some of the main events in his life.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Mendels' Genetics
This site from Palomar College provides a good background on exactly what Mendel did. Vocabulary links throughout make this a very good introduction article for genetics.
Other
Personal Site / Mendels Discoveries
This personal site gives the seven characteristics that Mendel observed and a fairly large background to what Mendel saw and interpreted.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cystic Fibrosis
What is Cystic Fibrosis? What Causes it? How is it treated? All of these questions are answered in these articles. This site also provides recipes for kids with C.F. This is a great site if you want to learn more, or if you're just...
WebMD
Web Md: What Is Anemia?
Here at this site from WebMD Health you can find a basic overview of the many different forms of anemia. It discusses the basics, then goes through symptoms, and also includes information on detection and treatment of anemia.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Examples of Multifactorial Disorders
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,...
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