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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mendelian Inheritance of Immunodeficiency Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete the five-question quiz concerning the inheritance of immunodeficiency disorders.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Translocations in the Germline

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz related to translocation.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.71 Fertilization

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about the fertilization of an egg and sperm.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Myelogenous Leukemia and Two Chemotherapeutic Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about chemotherapeutic agents and answer the follow-up questions using the graphs provided.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cellular Division Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This study resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the MCAT. "Cellular division" questions are provided on this resource.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.10 Mutation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how mutations in genes can occur during DNA replication.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Illustration of Dna Packed Tightly Into Metaphase Chromosomes

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial on DNA basics that goes along with an online quiz over the material. Use the naviagation buttons at the bottom of the page to go to the quiz over the material.
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Article
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the process of mitosis, or the mechanism that allows the nuclei of cells to split and provide each daughter cell with a complete set of chromosomes during cellular division. A link to a mitosis interactive Java tutorial is...
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence provides an interesting graphic which shows the helical structure of DNA from the molecular to chromosomal scale.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Cell Nucleus

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the cell nucleus in the science of biology on this site. Learn how this organelle is the control center of the cell, storing the DNA and hereditary information inside chromosomes.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Cockrum's Gray Shrew

For Students 4th - 8th
With developments in molecular biology, biologists have powerful new tools to determine the relatedness of specimens found at different locations. Studies of chromosomes and gene sequences have helped identify Cockrum's Gray Shrew and...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: What Is Nondisjunction and What Are Its Effects?

For Students 9th - 10th
Nondisjunction is when homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to separate normally during cell division. What it is and how this happens are explained here, as well as what can cause it and what impact it has on human health.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Crossing Over and Why Is It Important in Meiosis?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what meiosis is and what happens during crossing over where genetic material is exchanged between chromosomes. This process is important for ensuring that there is lots of genetic variation in a population as it improves survival.
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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Classical Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from DNA from the beginning is loaded with goodies about genetics and DNA. Starting with Mendel all the way through the concept of DNA, you will see how life is given certain characteristics. Some animations and audio clips...
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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Interactive: Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of using DNA for forensic purposes is discussed here, as well as uses to unravel historical puzzles, trace the history of a species and answer health problems.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: You and Your Genes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Online children's story that teaches about genes and how they direct how you react to things in your environment. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see how different people respond differently to harmful substances.
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Activity
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Sex Linked Inheritance Set 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, provided by The University of Arizona, gives a good set of genetics problems that involve sex-linked genes. Great to review what you know! Links are provided to access the various subjects covered in this problem set.
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Handout
University of Arizona

Biology Project: Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial: Dna Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Tutorial on DNA basics that goes along with an online quiz over the material. Use the naviagation buttons at the bottom of the page to go to the quiz over the material.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Observing Cell Division

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students make microscopic observations of onion root tips, discuss them with classmates, then make detailed drawings that are shared.
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Lesson Plan
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Leyes De La Herencia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about asexual reproduction and explain the genetic relationship between parent and offspring.
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Activity
Other

Putting Dna to Work: The Dna Sequence

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a feel for how to read a DNA sequence from several links located on this site.
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Activity
Other

Read Works: What Mitosis Has to Do With Families [Pdf]

For Teachers 8th
An informational text about mitosis and its role in reproduction. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: The Story of Our Start

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how offspring are created through the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction.

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