Education Development Center
Education Development Center: Dragon Meiosis
Animated activity offers a simple look at meiosis and the production of gametes for reproduction. The stages are well animated and then students can put the gametes together to make baby dragons to illustrate how different they can be....
Genome British Columbia
Genome British Columbia: Y Files
This resource presents a detailed discussion and explanation of the Y-chromosome and how it determines the male sex.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mitosis and Meiosis Compared
Meiosis is used to make sperm and egg cells. During meiosis, a cell's chromosomes are copied once, but the cell divides twice. During mitosis, the chromosomes are copied once, and the cell divides once. For simplicity, cells are...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: X Linked Traits
This lesson will give examples of disorders that are linked to genes on the X chromosome.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Genetic Disorders
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Some human genetic disorders are also X-linked or Y-linked, which means the faulty gene is carried on these sex chromosomes. Other genetic disorders are carried on...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Thomas Hunt Morgan and His Legacy
This detailed article from the Nobel e-Museum explores Thomas Hunt Morgan's career and research in genetics. Read how Morgan's work influenced later scientists and the modern scientific world.
San Diego State University
Sdsu: Lesson 2.5: How Do Organisms Reproduce? Meiosis
This site will allow students to grasp the complex concept of meiosis by modeling the process with clay.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: X Inactivation Marks the Spot for Cat Coat Color
A tortoiseshell cat has two different fur colors, black or brown and red or orange. The gene that gives rise to the red or orange fur color is on the X chromosome. Female cats have two X chromosomes, while males only have one, which...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Genetics
College-level course focusing on the principles of genetics. Course topics include structure and function of genes, chromosomes and genomes, biological variation, population genetics, use of genetic methods to analyze protein function,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Human Genome
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An introduction to the human genome and the Human Genome Project.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Embryonic and Fetal Development
This lesson will describe the stages of development of an embryo during pregnancy.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 2.23 Meiosis
Understand the process of meiosis to produce two sex cells, or gametes.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Inheritance of Hemophilia
This site explains the X-linked inheritance of Hemophilia and includes a diagram.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inheritance of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Dna
Find out about mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA, and why its inheritance does not follow Mendelian patterns.