MENSA Education & Research Foundation
Peas in a Pod: Genetics
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...
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.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Human Genome Project
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...
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...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Dominant and Recessive Traits in Humans
Explains what dominant and recessive traits are and how they work, and provides a list of single gene traits with the degree of manifestation if they are dominant or recessive. Also discusses co-dominance, incomplete dominance, polygenic...
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.
Palomar Community College District
Human Abo Blood Types
Use this review to introduce the human ABO system and how blood types are inherited.
Other
University of Illinois Chicago: Human Genetics: Mendelian Inheritance
Great genetics site with a very good section on Punnett squares.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Single Gene Disorders: Cystic Fibrosis
Click on "Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to learn about this is a disorder that affects respiration and digestion. This article explains causes, inheritance, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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.
National Institutes of Health
Omim: Phenylketonuria
This article on phenylketonuria is organized into several sections including, "Clinical Description," "Molecular Geneticsm" amedicalnd "Population Genetics." Read about how this genetic disease affects the human body and how doctors...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Behavioral Genetics
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.
National Institutes of Health
U.s. National Library of Medicine: What Is Dna?
Scientific information about the hereditary material in all living things, DNA. Also includes links to fact sheets for quick reference.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Incomplete Dominance Examples
Explains what incomplete dominance is in heredity, and what it looks like in plants, animals, and humans.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Codominance Explained With Examples
Explains what codominance is in heredity, and what it looks like in humans, animals, and plants.
Other
Nurture Is Not the Same as Environment
Excerpt from book by Judith Harris which argues that parents do not have as much influence as peers in child development.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Blood Types Tutorial
This site from the University of Arizona describes how blood type is passed on from parent to child. The tutorial covers the genetics of the ABO blood groups as well as Rh factor. There are even practice problems and blood type calculators!
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Los Tipos Sanguineos: La Guia
Learn how blood types and Rh factors are inherited. You will find a set of problems which have alternative options. Correct answers have a brief explanation to reinforce the theories and incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Your Genes, Your Health: Cystic Fibrosis
Explore the facts on Cystic Fibrosis through this interactive and engaging site.