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Standard 4

Students will understand that genetic information coded in DNA is passed from parents to offspring by sexual and asexual reproduction. The basic structure of DNA is the same in all living things. Changes in DNA may alter genetic expression.

Objective 2

Predict and interpret patterns of inheritance in sexually reproducing organisms.

• Biology Project
  Do you need a little extra help with biology? Need a tutorial to help you understand something? Find it here.
• Figuring Out How Genes Combine
  A great introduction to Punnett Squares. Be sure to check out the next page, Working Out Punnet Square Examples.
• Genetic Science Learning Center
  A great teaching tool for hands-on experiments in genetics, this site is a local Utah effort involving the Utah School of Medicine, the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, and the Utah Museum of Natural History.
• Genetics: Pedigree Charts
  How to construct a pedigree chart and what the symbols mean.
• Snurfle Meiosis and Genetics 2
  This is part two of Interactive Game on Meiosis and Genetics (Diversity and Dihybrid Crosses).
• Web Labs
  A virtual lab called Dragon Genetics and another called Mendel's peas are found on this site.

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