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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Human Genetics Project: Is the Dominant Trait Most Prevalent?

For Students 9th - 10th
Human-Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait allows you to collect data and share your results with students around the world. Register your class, complete the student survey, participate in discussion boards, and interact...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Some Genes Are Dominant

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Genetics: Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the connection of genes and enzymes in regards to heredity and genetics. Concepts associated with dominant and recessive traits are also presented.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Multiple Alleles, Incomplete Dominance, and Codominance

For Students 9th - 10th
In the real world, genes often come in many versions (alleles). Alleles aren't always fully dominant or recessive to one another, but may instead display codominance or incomplete dominance.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: The Gene Connection Show [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders will discover the difference between inherited traits and learned behaviors by bringing the traits to life in a game of charades. After that, the students will demonstrate knowledge of recessive and dominant traits as they...
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

National Cancer Institute: What Are Gene Mutations?

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides an answer to the following question: "What are Gene Mutations?" Many links are provided throughout this short description that access information on related subjects.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's Dominant?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In a class discussion format, the teacher presents background information about basic human genetics. The number of chromosomes in both body cells and egg and sperm cells is covered, as well as the concept of dominant and recessive...
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Genes and Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Some Genes Are Dominant

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the principle of dominance as you watch animations showing Mendel's experiments with pea plants. Find out what happened when he crossed plants that produced green seeds with those that produced yellow seeds.
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University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Deviations From Mendelian Laws And: What Is the Meaning of Dominance?

For Students 9th - 10th
Upper level discussion of several of Mendel's experiments and laws.
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Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University: Ag in the Classroom: Hairy Heredity [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A simulation where students flip coins to mimic how parents pass genetic traits to their offspring through heredity. This activity also illustrates the difference between dominant and recessive genes, and how they interact with each...
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National Institutes of Health

Genes and Disease: Marfan Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
Site specifies genetic cause of Marfan Syndrome as well as gene locus. Also includes disease characteristics and information regarding treatment of cardiovascular symptoms.
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PBS

Pbs: Our Genes/our Choices: The Probabilities of Problems: A Look at Inheritance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learn how the genes inherited from two parents can be recombined in their offspring in this simulation activity. In addition, investigate the probabilities of passing on inherited genetic disorders.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Variations on Mendel's Laws (Overview)

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reviews Mendel's basic model of inheritance then provides an overview of variations on Mendel's laws, including multiple alleles, incomplete dominance, co-dominance, pleiotropy, lethal alleles, sex linkage, genetic interactions,...
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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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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Benefits of Biodiversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents possess, such as fur color, body size, heat tolerance, and running speed. Next they use coin tossing to determine the traits a mouse pup born to these parents...
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Other

North Dakota State: Mendel's First Law (Law of Segregation)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains Mendel's first law (Law of Segregation) in detail. Includes Mendel's original experiments with results and conclusions.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Practice Quiz for Mendelian Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Palomar College provides an online practice quiz includes history as well as some of the genetics. Includes feedback. A great learning and practice site.
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Other

Lawrence Livermore National Lab: Probabilities of Traits

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how to determine the chances of inheriting certain traits from our parents. It gives mathematical examples and exercises.
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: learn.genetics: Ptc: The Genetics of Bitter Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the PTC gene, and listen to scientists discuss this accidental discovery which lead to important clues about human evolution.
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Other

Explore Learning: Mouse Genetics: Two Traits

For Students 9th - 10th
Breed pure mice with known genotypes that exhibit specific fur and eye colors, and learn how traits are passed on via dominant and recessive genes. Punnett squares can be used to predict results. (Free usage is limited to five minutes...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Pedigree Analysis: A Family Tree of Traits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Some characteristics, like the shape of your hairline, whether your earlobes are attached or detached, and whether or not you have freckles are inherited from your parents. In this science project you will learn about Mendelian traits,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mice Rule! (Or Not)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners explore the relationships between genetics, biodiversity, and evolution through a simple activity involving hypothetical wild mouse populations. First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Hereditary Patterns

For Students 1st - 9th
A site with information about the hereditary patterns in the science of biology including dominant and recessive genes, alleles, the Punnet square, examples, and interesting facts.

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