Review the processes of basic Mendelian genetics.
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Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand genetic modification.
Part of a site on genetics, this page explores DNA as a forensic science. Explains how and why DNA can be used to convict or acquit a criminal from wrongdoing using forensic DNA analysis. Teacher resources too.
In this lesson plan, students learn basic genetics by identifying their inherited traits.
What is your idea of the perfect tomato? Learn about the principles of selective breeding and genetic modification and their contribution to the quest for tomato perfection.
This content package is a curated collection of STEM instructional resources to support the introduction and exploration of programming and robotics in grades 3-5. Resources include lesson plans, engagement activities, ebooks, digital texts, and videos.
A three-day unit introduces heredity by helping students identify their own genetic traits and then leading them in an exploration of generational traits and variation. Find printable worksheets, data tables, and graphs, as well as options for adapting this middle-school lesson to the needs of younger and older students.
Learn about the contributions of Gregor Mendel to genetics. [1:21]
The basics of how humans reproduce is covered here. Learn about female and male reproductive organs, mating, fertilization, how a fetus develops, and birth.
Explains basic genetics concepts, including genes, DNA, chromosomes, sex chromosomes, how traits are inherited, genetic variation, cloning, and stem cells.
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. Learn what it is and how it is passed on, what sickle cell crisis is and its cause, the signs and symptoms of sickle cell disease, how it is treated, tips for traveling if you have it, and how to manage the disease and care for oneself.