http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT learning exercises Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 10:07:11 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 10:07:11 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/teachingwdata/examples/14262.html For this assignment students use online genetic databases such as Genbank and OMIM to research a particular genetic disorder and then write an article about the disease for the online Wikipedia Encylopedia project. In addition to requiring students to synthesize much of what they have learned in a http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/teachingwdata/examples/14197.html Students use a computer simulation, the commercial Biolabs Virtual Fly simulation, of fruit fly crosses to investigate the inheritance of a simple Mendelian trait. Students observe the results of initial crosses, make hypotheses about the inheritance of the trait, design crosses to test their hypot http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/merlot/biology/interactive/examples/14297.html An interactive lecture that uses flash animations showing the researcher and their experiments that were used to develop the basic concepts in Mendelian genetics. Includes multiple choice questions students can answer in class. http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/merlot/biology/teachingwdata/examples/14262.html Writing a Wikipedia article about a genetic disease is a good culminating activity for a genetics course or module, as it requires synthesizing and interpreting a wide range of genetic information. This assignment also includes a potential service component, which is normally very difficult in g http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/merlot/biology/teachingwdata/examples/14197.html This assignment uses a computer simulation of fruit fly genetics to have students design and interpret monohybrid crosses of a trait with simple dominant and recessive alleles. Detailed instructions with animated examples, background material, a sample report and a rubric are included. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=4392 An interactive lecture that uses flash animations showing the researcher and their experiments that were used to develop the basic concepts in Mendelian genetics. Includes multiple choice questions students can answer in class. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=4383 Writing a Wikipedia article about a genetic disease is a good culminating activity for a genetics course or module, as it requires synthesizing and interpreting a wide range of genetic information. This assignment also includes a potential service component, which is normally very difficult in g http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=4382 This assignment uses a computer simulation of fruit fly genetics to have students design and interpret monohybrid crosses of a trait with simple dominant and recessive alleles. Detailed instructions with animated examples, background material, a sample report and a rubric are included. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=92412 Students map human disease genes using pedigrees and RFLPs. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewAssignment.htm?id=92411 Students use the TranslationLab to determine the genetic code by translating di-, tri-,and tetra-nucleotide repeats.