The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Genes and Inheritance
A complete, student-paced lesson on genetics and inheritance. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
Nature Research
Scitable: Gene Inheritance and Transmission
Get an in-depth look at gene inheritance and transmission with this webpage. This site explores genetics beyond Mendel and his peas. Investigate transmission genetics with the following topics gene linkage, variation in gene expression,...
Nature Research
Scitable: Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
Get an in-depth look at the importance of DNA with this library of information on nucleic acid structure and function. Understand the structure and function of DNA by exploring topics in the chemical structure of DNA, organization of DNA...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: teach.genetics: Introduction to Heredity
A three-day unit introduces heredity by helping students identify their own genetic traits and then leading them in an exploration of generational traits and variation. Find printable worksheets, data tables, and graphs, as well as...
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University of Washington
Genome Sciences Education Outreach: Build an Animal [Pdf]
Lesson plan focuses on basic genetic principles and indirectly models meiosis. Learners learn that each species is tremendously diverse and that genes play a major role in determining this diversity.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Modern Genetics
Try your hand at mating dragons to learn about genetic recombination, meiosis, and inherited traits. Understand how chromosomes separate in meiosis with a science animation. Then change alleles for the dragons to see what happens to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Some Genes Are Dominant
This interactive activity, adapted from the Dolan DNA Learning Center, illustrates how Gregor Mendel used purebred yellow and green peas to show that some genes are dominant and others are recessive.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Genetics
The Gene Scene OLogy site is a place for learning all about genetics--DNA, cloning, nature versus nature, and interesting genetic science facts and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet American Museum of...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Geniventure
Geniventure engages students in exploring heredity, genetics, and the protein-to-trait relationship by breeding and studying virtual dragons. Students play through six levels of challenges, conducting simulated experiments that generate...
McGraw Hill
The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc.: Genetics
The basic principles of genetics are in this effective site. Gender determination, recessive traits, and the Punnet Square are the topics examined. There is also a Punnet Square practice exercise to assess your comprehension of the...
California State University
Linkage Animation
This animation takes the learner through the steps of linkage and tells how linkage is different from other processes. There is a small quiz available once the animation is finished.
California State University
Recombination Animation
This animation focuses on Recombination and the stages that take place during this process. It tells what makes this process different from others, and once it is finished a quiz is offered to check comprehension.
California State University
Transcription Animation
This Transcription animation shows the steps that are taken during the process. Once finshed, there is a small quiz offered to check for comprehension.
California State University
T Test Animation
This animation shows how to use a T-Table, and then goes through a scenario to help illustrate use of the T-Table. Once finished, a small quiz is offered to check for comprehension.
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Medelian Genetics
This set of seven activities will proved a thorough review of Mendel's work. The interactive experiments are easy to follow and drive home the concepts.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Genetics
College-level course focusing on the principles of genetics. Course topics include structure and function of genes, chromosomes and genomes, biological variation, population genetics, use of genetic methods to analyze protein function,...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Learning Center: Dna Barcoding
An animation introducing how scientists use the unique DNA sequence called DNA barcode to identify each species of living thing. Understand the process used and the type of answers DNA barcoding can give us.
Biology Corner
Biology Corner: Pipe Cleaner Babies
Using chromosome and gene models, students play the roles of two parents in this genetics simulation. The object is to create four offspring and determine their genotypes and phenotypes, and determine the probability of having offspring...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Geniverse Software
A collection of virtual labs focusing on genetic activities relating to a made up dragon genome. Students explore how inheritance works by studying different cases and running breeding experiments. By changing alleles, students perform...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Genetics
Find an overview of genetics--the science of genes--in a click-through series of short perspectives on the topic.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Sex Determination: More Complicated Than You Thought
There are vastly different systems of sex determination among animal life on earth. In this TED Ed presentation biologist, Aaron Reedy, shows us the incredible differences between species when it comes to determination of gender. [5:46]
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Leyes De La Herencia
For this unit young scholars will identify different kinds of genetic traits and how they are passed on from generation to generation. It contains 18 interactive activities.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Genetica Humana
This is a great unit on human genetics. It contains 17 interactive activities.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Introduction to Genetics
This college-level biology reference book introduces the study of heredity and genetics using diagrams and descriptive illustrations.