Module 8

Mendelian Genetics

 Module 8 Flashcards

Further Your Knowledge

Bitesize Science - Genes and Inheritance 

Terms to know - a review sheet explaining terms and concepts from the chapter (thanks to Home Schooler's Resources blog!) 

Another Snurfle activity. 

Genetics 101 - be sure to watch Parts 2, 3, and 4 (links on the right side). 

Use what you know about DNA and genetics to do this genetic counseling activity. 

A place to review genetic crossing. 

Videos

Hank and John Green discuss heredity and ear wax moistness.

What exactly is a gene?

Amoeba Sisters videos:
      Intro to Heredity

      Alleles and Genes

     Pedigrees

      Punnett Squares

      Dihybrid Crosses

      Blood Types and Punnett Squares

      Incomplete Dominance, Co-dominance and Polygenetic Traits

      Sex-Linked Traits

      
A 16-minute overview of Mendelian genetics.

An overview of Punnet Squares, including monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

Diploid vs Haploid cells

If you just can't get enough of genetics, watch this.

Dominant and recessive alleles

Mitochondrial DNA

Sex-linked traits with fruit flies

Epigenetics - a very interesting and not fully understood genetics topic that is not covered in our book.

Maybe epigenetics can explain The Hulk

Yes, there has to be a song.  Here is one about Gregor Mendel and meiosis.

Here is another song about Mendel and genetics put together by a teacher and his students.  If you click through to watch it on YouTube you can find the lyrics.