Genetics and Heredity

Worksheets, review questions, practice problems and classroom activities covering both Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics as well as chromosomal inheritance.

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Chromosomal Theory Notes

This set of class notes covers the chromosomal theory of inheritance and the work of Morgan in pioneering the idea. Sex-linkage and chromosome...
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Chromosome Mapping in Drosophila

In this activity, students are given recombination data for eight genes on one chromosome in D. melanogaster and asked to map the genes on the...
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Chromosome Mapping Using Recombination

Students will use recombination frequency data to map the position of genes on a chromosome. Answers are included.
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Constructing and Using a Pedigree

Students are given four generations of a family history for Duchenne's muscular dystrophy and asked to construct a pedigree based on the information....
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Crossing Over Activity

In this activity students model crossing over by using dice predict the position of a cross over event. The questions help them understand the...
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Dihybrid Cross Simulation

In this activity, students toss two coins to simulate a dihybrid cross. Questions help them understand how alleles are inherited in a dihybrid cross....
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Genetics and Heredity Notes

This set of class notes covers both Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics. Topics include monohybrid and dihybrid crosses, simple dominance,...
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Genetics and Heredity Review Questions Worksheet

A set of 31 questions covering the monohybrid and dihybrid crosses, simple dominance, incomplete dominance and codominance, multiple alleles,...
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Genetics Problems

This set of problems will help students practice solving genetics problems. The set covers monohybrid and dihybrid crosses, simple dominance,...
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Mystery at the Termond Estate

In this simple murder mystery, students must use a pair of genetic traits and a family pedigree to solve the mystery of a murder and a missing...
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