Genetics

A Question of Genes: Inherited Risks http://www.pbs.org/gene
Web companion page to the PBS special that asks the question, "If you could read your own life story, would you want to know how it ends?"

The Biology Project: Mendelian Genetics http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/mendelian_genetics.html
Problem sets and tutorials about sex-linked inheritance as well as monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

DNA From the Beginning http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/
"DNA From The Beginning is an animated, online textbook on genetics and molecular biology."

DNA Spirals http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/genome/DNA5.html
What does DNA look like? See for yourself.

GENE Project http://www.phys.ksu.edu/gene/chapters.html
A collaborative effort between teachers and scientists to develop useful strains of organisms.

The Genome Database http://gdbwww.gdb.org/
Ever wanted to find out about the Human Genome Project? This site contains an excellent searchable database of research concerning the project.

Human Genetics http://www.uic.edu/classes/bms/bms655/
Detailed information on the principles of human genetics presented by the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Human Genetics: Human Karyotype http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookhumgen.html
Learn about karyotypes, chromosomes and sex-linked traits.

The Interactive Fly http://sdb.bio.purdue.edu/fly/aimain/1aahome.htm
This site is a cyberspace guide to Drosophila genes and their roles in development. There is also a cool collection of Drosophila images.

Introduction to Chromosome Abnormalities http://www.chromodisorder.org/intro.htm
Information on chromosomes, karyotyping, and chromosome abnormalities.

MendelWeb http://www.netspace.org/MendelWeb/
Wonderful resource for anyone who is interested in "the origins of classical genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science."

Morgan: Genetics Tutorial http://morgan.rutgers.edu/MorganWebFrames/htmldocs/register.html
Great tutorial that contains information on alleles and mutations, linked genes, recombination, probability, chromosomes, and sex determination.

National Center for BioTechnology Information http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/
Search the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Database, an online catalog of genes and genetic disorders.

Table of Standard Genetic Code http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/protocols/genecode.html
Contains codon usage tables for over 450 species.

Virtual Fly Lab http://www.sciencecourseware.com/
Study the rules of inheritance. Play the mad breeding scientist run amok in this genetics simulation of fruit fly mating.