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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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Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Control of Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
Online biology textbook illustrates the control of gene expression. Includes information on the role DNA plays in this study of science.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Genome Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
The LBN Laboratory uses the data generated by the Human Genome Project to actually map the genes within the decoded genome.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ornl: Genomics and Its Impact on Science

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Human Genome Project for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the index page for chapters which include an introduction to genes, the mapping sequence of genes, and the impact and future of the Human Genome Project.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Behavioral Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful introduction from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on the study of how genetics and behavior are linked. Many useful resource links are included.
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Human Genome Project

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at the human genome project and its scientific and social implications. Students work through interactive learning material, understanding the ethics involved in genetic studies. There is a suggested classroom activity...
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National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This link has many tools to help understand the revolutionary sciences and discoveries in genetics.
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National Institutes of Health

The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource, established by the National Cancer Institute, deals with the genetic conditions that cause cancer, and are present in cancerous tumors.
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Other

Human Genome Sequencing Center (Baylor College of Med)

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information about the human genome sequencing project and has links to other genome projects besides the Human Genome Project.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Mutations Are Changes in Genetic Information

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains how and why mutations are so important to genetics.