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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories: Beta Thalassemia

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an impressive site about beta-thalassemia. The disease is caused when the body cannot make an important blood protein. You can find information about causes, diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle, and inheritance at this interactive...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Polycystic Kidney Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
There is plenty of general information about Polycystic Kidney Disease at this interactive site. You can find videos, interviews, animations, and explanations about many topics including: treatment, causes, testing, incidence, and symptoms.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Do You Know About Sickle Cell Anemia?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Good basic explanation of what this disease is, how it affects people who have it, and what treatments doctors and nurses use to help.
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Website
Other

All Things Kabuki: Kabuki Syndrome

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site contains thorough information on Kabuki Syndrome, a rare genetic chromosomal disorder. The table of contents begins with facts about Kabuki Syndrome and contains excellent information on Kabuki. Also available in Italiano.
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Other

Klinefelter Organisation: About Ks

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent review of basic genetics and a description of Klinefelter's Syndrome.
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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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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Turner Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
Turner Syndrome affects about 1 in every 2000 females. This can cause many of the changes that take place during puberty to not develop. This article focuses on the effects of Turner Syndrome and how people live with the disorder. Links...
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Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Psychology Depression and Major Depressive Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Factors involved in depression including biological, psychological, socio-cultural or environmental as well as genetic components (5-htt LPR) are examined.
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National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Rett Syndrome Fact Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Gives facts about Rett Syndrome, one of the five specific Pervasive Developmental Disorders. The concise details include a definition, stages of the disorder, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and research. To access this page in Spanish:...
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Prions: Killer Proteins

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about several diseases such as Mad Cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, which are examples of diseases caused by prions, or protein infections.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Cystic Fibrosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, written for younger readers, explains cystic fibrosis (CF), an inherited disease that causes the body to produce mucus that's extremely thick and sticky.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Human Inheritance Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on human inheritance.
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National Human Genome Research Institute

Nih: Learning About Parkinson's Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an FAQ page on the relationship between genetics and Parkinson's disease. It discusses what is currently known regarding heredity and Parkinson's disease, what genes are linked to Parkinson's, and what determines who gets...
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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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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dna and Protein Synthesis in the Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students learn how DNA fits into chromosomes, how chromosomes relate to the human body, DNA replication, and protein synthesis.
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Other

Trisomy 21: The Story of Down Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
Written by a physician who has a child with Down Syndrome, this article reviews basic genetics and explains the occurrence of Down Syndrome as a result of nondisjunction in cell division. Includes normal and Down karyotypes....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Aneuploidy & Chromosomal Rearrangements

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about aneuploidy and nondisjunction, as they relate to down syndrome and other related disorders. Also learn about chromosomal rearrangements.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Your Genes, Your Health: Sickle Cell

For Students 3rd - 8th
A very easy to understand site on sickle cell. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of sickle cell disease.
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Harvard University

Harvard University: Neurofibromatosis Clinic

For Students 9th - 10th
This explanation of the two forms of neurofibromatosis (NF)reveals the chromosomal locations of NF genes and their related proteins. Illustrated.
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Article
National Institutes of Health

Nih News Release: Marfan Syndrome Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes characteristics of Marfan Syndrome and reviews research project involving mice with mutant fibrillin gene.
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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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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Your Genes, Your Health: Hemophlilia

For Students 3rd - 8th
An excellent site that investigates the causes and treatments of Hemophilia, as well as the symptoms and much more.
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Professional Doc
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Interactive: Teacher Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teacher resource page provides links to additional teacher materials, the six units, student worksheets and templates that can be used as teachers and students work through the DNA Interactive site.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Mutation Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Effects of mutations can be beneficial or they can be harmful. This tutorial describes the effects and provides examples of each.

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