Genetics: Basics
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| Learn about the basics of genetics and the father of genetics, Gregor Mendel. Find out what heredity is, what genotype and phenotype are. Learn about different types of crossing and breeding, traits, genes, and chromosomes. Includes animated movie, matching and concentration games, quizzes, and flashcards. There are links to eThemes resources on Punnett squares, DNA, and blood types. |
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Grade Level:
| 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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| Gregor Mendel 1822- 1884
Read biography of Gregor Mendel, father of genetics. Learn about his discoveries and work.
BrainPop: Heredity
This animated movie from the Health section of the site explains concepts of dominant and recessive factors, genes, and Punnett squares. Don't forget to take a quiz, solve a crossword on the "Activity Page", do experiment with Bob, the Ex-Lab Rat, and view the "Timeline" and comics on the "How to with Gary & Gary" page. NOTE: The web site is available by subscription only.
Quia: Introductions to Genetics
There are flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search games.
Quia: Genetics and Interitance
Play matching game and use flashcards to learn terms and definitions in genetics.
ThinkQuest: The Gene School
This site is dedicated to genetics for kids. It includes history of development of genetics and a time line. The Interactive section of the site has online games, and quizzes. Select the "Glossary" link to brush up on new terms. NOTE: The site has a link to a message board.
Morgan: Genetics Tutorial
Explore links on this page to learn about genes and chromosomes, alleles, probability, and recombination.
Genotype and Phenotype
Follow links on this page to learn definitions of genotype and phenotype, their relationship, and genetic trait.
Monohybrid Cross Problem Set
This online quiz based on Mendelian genetics contains problems with multiple choice answers.
Using the Internet to Do Punnett Squares
This lesson plan for seventh graders is based on three Internet pages and designed to help children to understand Mendelian genetics and Punnett squares.
Mendelian Genetics: a Two Factor Cross
Here is a char and brief explanation of a two factor cross.
Quia: Mendelian Genetics
This page has online concentration, matching, and word search games. View flashcards for practicing new concepts and terms.
Understanding Genetics: An Online Exhibition
Select the "What color eyes will your children have?" link at the right pink column and using your knowledge of genetics try to predict the right color then check your guess.
Genetics Practice Problems
Try these online problems and use Testcross, Monohybrid Cross, Dihybrid Cross, and Trihybrid Cross to solve the problems.
Quia: Genetics
This page has links to online flashcards, matching and concentration games that can help students to memorize genetics terms and concepts.
DNA from the Beginning
This site explains the basics of DNA, genes and heredity. Each explanation has animation, photographs, videos, a problem, biographies and links.
eThemes Resource: Genetics: Genes and DNA
Learn about DeoxyriboNucleic Acid or commonly known as DNA. Discover importance of DNA strand, chromosomes, and genes. Read about people who worked on discoveries in the past on what scientists are able to achieve today. Find out how many the same chromosomes people share with each other and the rest of the living creatures. Learn about the Human Genome Project and surrounding it issues. Includes online quizzes, interactive tours, 3D animations, and video clips.
eThemes Resource: Genetics: Punnett Squares
Learn about the Punnett squares chart and how it is used for successful breading and predictions of certain traits. Learn about incomplete dominance and codominance, dominant and recessive alleles, genotype and phenotype. Includes interactive Punnett's squares charts, quizzes, problems, matching, and concentration games.
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