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Handout
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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Handout
Bryn Mawr College

Serendip: Dragon Genetics: Independent Assortment and Gene Linkage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Dragon Genetics I lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF and Word formats. Multiple gene inheritance and the cause of genetic linkage are...
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Examples of Unbalanced Chromosomal Arrangements

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about disorders caused by a deletion of DNA from one of the chromosomes. This article explains causes, inheritance, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Cri-du-Chat Syndrome and Williams Syndrome.
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Unit Plan
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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Article
Scientific American

Scientific American: Mapping Chromosome 21

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has all kinds of information about current events on the decoding of the human genome, and specifically chromosome 21. This research will be helpful in identifying the root of common Down Syndrome complications.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Chromosomal Disorders

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Some children are born with genetic defects that are not carried by a single gene. Instead, an error in a larger part of the chromosome or even in an entire...
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cell Division Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
Chromosomes carry genetic information in a molecule called DNA. A type of cell division called mitosis ensures that when a cell divides each new cell produced has the same genetic information.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Chromosomes: The Carriers of Genetic Information

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what chromosomes are, their structure, their functions within a cell, and the health impact of mutations in a gene sequence.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Chromosomes

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the topics of chromosomes in the science of biology including what they do, DNA, alleles, genes, proteins and human chromosomes on this site.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Facts About Human Chromosomes

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents information about human chromosomes, their structure, and genetic disorders that can result from mutations.
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Activity
University of Utah

University of Utah: learn.genetics: Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Play the role of a scientist and piece together the genetic puzzle to determine the gene responsible for a disorder.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Gene Linkage and Polyploidy: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This self-checking, five question quiz over gene linkage and polyploidy can be used as a review of the concept.
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Website
Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Sex Linked Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource will explore sex-linked genes which are a form of genetic linkage that depends on the X and Y sex chromosomes.
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Got Bacterial Genes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Weird Why? Files article (posted May 17, 2001) unravels the notion that bacteria that once infected our ancestors stuck their genes into our chromosomes.
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Graphic
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker! New Pair of Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a discussion of DNA and how it replicates. Includes a chromosome map of a human male, a close-up of chromosomes just before cell division and a close up of a DNA molecule.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

Ncbi: Human Genome Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers information on all the human chromosomes, has interesting illustrations as well.
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Handout
Nature Research

Scitable: Nucleic Acid Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Genomic Puzzles Old and New

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of genomes in regards to the amount of DNA compared to the number of chromosomes in different organisms. Additional discussion focuses on how the human genome is different from other species.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Dna Mircoarray Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive lab will enhance learning about DNA by virtually translating a gene.
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Graphic
University of Washington

Uwmc Cytogenetics Laboratory: Cytogenetics Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site opens with an excellent introduction to Cytogenetics. Explore this site to learn about chromosomes, human karyotypes and more.
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Handout
Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Chromosomes Pull Up Those Genes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about how the genetic information in a cell is organized in the nucleus.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Reproduction, the Genome and Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on DNA including it's structure,components,and how it goes together to form genomes. It also provides to links to a video and a test.
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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Chromosomes Carry Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Hunt Morgan will explain the research he did to determine that some traits are linked to the sex of an individual.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Genetic Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on genetic inheritance including defining key terms such as chromosomes, alleles, DNA, genes, genome, and more. Links to a video and a test are provided.

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