Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mendelian Inheritance of Immunodeficiency Disorders
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete the five-question quiz concerning the inheritance of immunodeficiency disorders.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Translocations in the Germline
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete a five-question quiz related to translocation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.71 Fertilization
Learn about the fertilization of an egg and sperm.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Myelogenous Leukemia and Two Chemotherapeutic Agents
Read a passage about chemotherapeutic agents and answer the follow-up questions using the graphs provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cellular Division Questions
This study resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for the MCAT. "Cellular division" questions are provided on this resource.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.10 Mutation
Learn how mutations in genes can occur during DNA replication.
Curated OER
Illustration of Dna Packed Tightly Into Metaphase Chromosomes
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.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Mitosis
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...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Dna Structure
Access Excellence provides an interesting graphic which shows the helical structure of DNA from the molecular to chromosomal scale.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Cell Nucleus
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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Cockrum's Gray Shrew
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...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: What Is Nondisjunction and What Are Its Effects?
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.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Crossing Over and Why Is It Important in Meiosis?
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.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Classical Genetics
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...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Interactive: Applications
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.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: You and Your Genes
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.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Sex Linked Inheritance Set 2
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.
University of Arizona
Biology Project: Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial: Dna Basics
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Observing Cell Division
In this activity, students make microscopic observations of onion root tips, discuss them with classmates, then make detailed drawings that are shared.
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.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Meiosis
Students learn about asexual reproduction and explain the genetic relationship between parent and offspring.
Other
Putting Dna to Work: The Dna Sequence
Get a feel for how to read a DNA sequence from several links located on this site.
Other
Read Works: What Mitosis Has to Do With Families [Pdf]
An informational text about mitosis and its role in reproduction. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: The Story of Our Start
Learn how offspring are created through the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction.
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