Learning Exercises

Karyotyping see more

Overview of DNA see more

Listening and reading exercise on fugue 9 (E major) of JS Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier in performance by Dr. Philip Goeth... see more

Themes in the study of biology and the porcess of science. see more

I like to use this as an intro to genetics in class before I go over ANYTHING. It's great to use after you've introduced... see more

This module focuses on the generation of a standard curve based on the sizes of protein or nucleic acids separated on a... see more

This module introduces the math behind PCR reactions and precedes a second module on quantitative PCR. The PCR reaction... see more

This module introduces the math behind quantitative PCR reactions and follows a module on PCR. The PCR reaction is best... see more

Orientation to VGL II and exercises in deducing modes of inheritance from simulated crosses. Course: Principles of... see more

This lesson accompanies the use of the virtual courseware Drosophila online lab activity. This lesson was created as a... see more

Virtual lab using Drosophila as a test subject to show how traits are passed from parent to offspring. This activity can... see more

Students will explore the Mendelian and chromosomal patterns of inheritance. Course: Introductory Biology for Non-majors see more

Create a Venn Diagram. Course: Introduction to Biology for Non-Majors see more

Student-preparation worksheet that includes four predetermined fruit-fly crosses as guiding examples and other websites... see more

Students will write an opinion paper about a current event article Course: American Federal Government see more

A way in which to give students visual and hands on practice in understanding genetic inheritance. Course: Biology see more

An interactive lecture that uses flash animations showing the researcher and their experiments that were used to develop... see more

In this activity, students are assigned different alleles of the gene for phenylalanine hydroxylase to research using... see more

Writing a Wikipedia article about a genetic disease is a good culminating activity for a genetics course or module, as it... see more

This assignment uses a computer simulation of fruit fly genetics to have students design and interpret monohybrid crosses... see more

This module introduces students to the basics behind translation of a messenger RNA sequence into protein. In addition to... see more

A virtual where you carry the sequential steps to isolate bacteria, purity DNA, PCR, amplify the DNA sequence 16S... see more

See http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/5/96.05.01.x.html for "Using Drosophila to Teach Genetics" by... see more

Review of site and completing a quiz. Course: For VCCS: NUR 211; biology, nursing, medicine see more