Topic: Genetics and Heredity
How do organisms come into the world? What changes occur as they develop into adults? How are genetic traits passed on from one generation to the next? How does DNA, with just four bases as building blocks, account for the incredible variety of life? What new discoveries alter how we look at reproduction, disease, crime, and agriculture? Explore these questions and more in this collection of Genetics and Heredity resources.
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In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, follow the scientific process that led to a revolutionary method for creating stem cells without the use of human embryos.
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- Birth, Growth, and Development (15 resources)
- Cell Replication (6)
- Genetic Engineering (29)
- Genetic Inheritance (22)
- Human Genetics (62)
- Inherited and Acquired Characteristics (8)
- Mendelian Genetics (18)
- Molecular Mechanisms of DNA (42)
- Parents and Offspring (6)
- Reproduction (17)
- Scientists/Process (27)
- Genetic Testing
- Exploring Plants
- Plant Life Cycles
- The Human Genome Project
- Modeling DNA Structure
- DNA Analysis
- Gene Inheritance
- Tiktaalik: Evolution of a "Fishapod"
- Reproduction
- Molecular Evidence for Evolutionary Relationships
- Ethical Issues in the Human Genome Project
- Inheritance of Genetic Disorders
- Birth, Growth, and Development
- The Process of Scientific Experimentation
- The Perfect Cow?
- Life Cycles of Frogs, Dragonflies, and Butterflies
- The Expression of Genetic Information
- DNA and Protein Synthesis in the Cell
- Bioengineered Foods?
- Cell Replication
- DNA Fingerprints