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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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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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Your Genes, Your Health: Tay Sachs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover what Tay-Sachs disease is and how to treat it.
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Eugenics Archive: Eugenics Popularization

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains how the idea of eugenics, based on poor science, became popular in the 1920s as a reaction against immigration and African Americans.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Greenomes

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of experiments with an arabidopsis plant appropriate for AP or IB Biology. Experimentation includes PCR, identification of genetic modification, as well as complete write-ups and instructor information for pre-lab preparation.
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Cold Spring Harbor Lab: Fragile X Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an exceptional site for anyone looking for information about Fragile X Syndrome. Causes, diagnosis, treatment, quality of life, and many other topics are available. Animations, video, audio, and interviews make this interactive...
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Cold Spring Harbor: Duchenne/becker Muscular Dystrophy

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive multimedia site has all sorts of information about muscular dystrophy. The animations and diagrams are excellent, and the interviews gives insight into families dealing with muscular dystrophy. Diagnosis, inheritance,...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Hemochromatosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Hemochromatosis is an inherited genetic disease that causes the body to absorb too much iron. This website provides information about treatment, causes, inheritance, testing, symptoms, and even interviews with people who have the...
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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: Alzheimer Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
All the basic information you need about Alzheimer Disease can be found at this great interactive, multimedia website. Topics like: causes, inheritance, treatment, testing, and diagnosis are all covered. There is also a great section...
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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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Dna From the Beginning: Concept 4: Some Genes Are Dominant

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive resource discussing the details of Gregor Mendel's research of genetics. Based on experiments he conducted he recognized that some genes are dominant over others. Find a variety of learning tools to enhance study.
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Dna Learning Center: Dna From the Beginning: Genes Come in Pairs

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module focused on the concept of that each gene has two copies of it. Get an understanding of this concept with an animation, video, problems, and links.
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Dna From the Beginning: All Cells Arise From Pre Existing Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated explanation introduces the concept of mitosis by reviewing the research of Walther Flemming.
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Dna From the Beginning: Specialized Chromosomes Determine Gender

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation explains how Nettie Stevens research on meal worms unlocked the chromosomal basis of gender.
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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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Dna From the Beginning: Chromosome Mapping

For Students 9th - 10th
Alfred Sturtevant will describe his gene mapping research with fruit flies. This animated explanation will show how he bred fruit flies to determine the proximity of genes.
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Dna From the Beginning: Rna Was the First Genetic Molecule

For Students 9th - 10th
RNA is now considered to be the first molecule that could transmit information. This article looks at the scientists and experiments that developed this idea. Article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and...
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Dna From the Beginning: Some Mutations Are Repaired

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiments found that DNA could sometimes recover from damage. This article illustrates how the discovery was made. Article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are accessed by clicking...
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Dna From the Beginning: Different Cells Different Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
Many scientists have worked on discovering what genes are "turned on" within cells at different stages of development. DNA arrays and gene chips are techniques that have been developed. This article will help you understand these...
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Dna From the Beginning: Dna Is Shaped Like a Twisted Ladder

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice tutorial on DNA structure. The menu at the bottom allows you to view some different information.
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Dna From the Beginning: A Half Dna Ladder Is the Template

For Students 9th - 10th
A good tutorial on replication. The menu bar at the top provides more history, background and animations.
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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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Dna Interactive: Manipulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Once the code was discovered, how could DNA be manipulated, what tools would be needed to make use of DNA. These are some questions answered in this interactive website.