Family studies are a good way to learn about DNA profiling and RFLP analysis because students can follow the inheritance of DNA markers from one generation to the next. Students have the opportunity to do this in this activity.

This site provides the text of an interview with Joel Myerson, a professor of English at the University of South Carolina, who has proclaimed to have discovered an unpublished novel of Louisa May Alcott's called "The Inheritance".

Bassett (Basset) was born in Cecil County, MD., in April 1745. After his tavern-keeper father deserted his mother, he was reared by a relative, Peter Lawson, from whom he later inherited Bohemia Manor (MD.) estate. He read for the law at...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes genotype and phenotype, and how genes are inherited.

Provides a comparison of germline and somatic mutations based on cause, heredity, how they are inherited, the effects they have, when they occur, the extent of the occurrence, and how they are detected. Describes examples of both types...

This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology lesson on Heredity and Traits. Students learn about the basics of Heredity through a virtual tour and then work to create their own dragon based on the inheritance of traits.(Adapted from ASIM).

This site from Palomar College provides a good background on exactly what Mendel did. Vocabulary links throughout make this a very good introduction article for genetics.

Students have the opportunity to work through a problem set over Eukaryotic genes. Correct answers are reinforced with a brief explanation. Incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help solve the problem.

These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompanies a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. Here he discusses theories for species change that were before Darwin published "On the Origin of Species."

In this entry from Morey's 1901 textbook the decline of the Roman Empire is presented. The Severi emperors ranged from bad to worse, with the exception of Alexander Severus.

Learn how genetic screening is used to identify people who are healthy genetic carriers for diseases that occur more often in certain populations.

This site provides extensive information about the relationship of genetics to cancer.

Take this interactive quiz over Mendelian and molecular genetics, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces learned behaviors and the different methods of learning.

At this website, learn alternate names for maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) and various findings about the disease from several medical studies. At the bottom of the page, click on the "PubMedID" associated with each reference to read an...

Henry III (1 October 1207 - 16 November 1272) was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 to his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first...

Simple family tree showing how traits are passed through the family tree.