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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Peas in a Pod: Genetics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Can peas have grandparents? Learn about inherited traits and heredity with a set of activities focused on Mendelian genetics. As your class learns about the process of passing traits along in Punnett squares, they take on the role of...
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University of Utah

University of Utah: learn.genetics: Ptc: The Genetics of Bitter Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the PTC gene, and listen to scientists discuss this accidental discovery which lead to important clues about human evolution.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Human Genome Project: Project Information

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Genes and Blood Type

For Students 9th - 10th
For a concise summary of human blood types, this is a great resource. Discussion includes the topics of genotype, phenotype and agglutinins. There is also a nice pictorial table that summarizes the three blood types.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Scientists Read Chromosomes

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how scientists read human chromosomes using three features: size, banding pattern, and centromere position.
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National Institutes of Health

U.s. National Library of Medicine: What Is Dna?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Scientific information about the hereditary material in all living things, DNA. Also includes links to fact sheets for quick reference.