CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Human Inheritance Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on human inheritance.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Human Inheritance
This illustrated article describes the difference between a genetic trait and a genetic disease/disorder.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Basics and Beyond
This website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA...
University of Utah
University of Utah: learn.genetics: Ptc: The Genetics of Bitter Taste
Read about the PTC gene, and listen to scientists discuss this accidental discovery which lead to important clues about human evolution.
Other
Human Genetics Multifactorial Inheritance
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...
PBS
Pbs Teachers:america's Stone Age Explorers
Discover how mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inherited, and complete a pedigree chart by determining which individuals might share mtDNA with an unknown ancestor.
Other
University of Illinois Chicago: Human Genetics: Mendelian Inheritance
Great genetics site with a very good section on Punnett squares.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Journey Into Dna
Travel deep into the human body to see exactly where your DNA resides. From the NOVA: Cracking the Code of Life Web site.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cystic Fibrosis
This article, written for younger readers, explains cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited disease that causes the body to produce mucus that's extremely thick and sticky.
PBS
Pbs: Our Genes, Our Choices
Student teams research human behavior and explore whether traits are inherited only by genetic inheritance or if environmental factors can play a role as well.