Laws of Inheritance Teacher Resources

A seven-lesson unit where students learn the concepts of refraction and interference in order to solve this engineering challenge: In 2013, actress Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy, not because she had been diagnosed with...

This lesson will introduce the Law of Independent Assortment and explain how traits are inherited independently of each other. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Law of Independent Assortment."

This lesson will introduce the Law of Independent Assortment and explain how traits are inherited independently of each other. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Law of Independent Assortment."

This lesson will introduce the Law of Independent Assortment and explain how traits are inherited independently of each other. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Law of Independent Assortment."

This lesson will introduce the Law of Independent Assortment and explain how traits are inherited independently of each other. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Law of Independent Assortment."

Human-Genetics: A Worldwide Search for the Dominant Trait allows you to collect data and share your results with students around the world. Register your class, complete the student survey, participate in discussion boards, and interact...

This site explains genetic beliefs before and after Mendel, and also includes a section on Mendel himself and his experiments, entitled, "The Monk and his Peas".

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of Mendel's pea plant experiments.

This site is provided by the University of Arizona and it gives great information on the subject. Good collection of dihybrid crosses which exemplify the issue of independent assortment. Work these once you think you've mastered th concept.

This set of seven activities will proved a thorough review of Mendel's work. The interactive experiments are easy to follow and drive home the concepts.

Bassett (Basset) was born in Cecil County, MD., in April 1745. After his tavern-keeper father deserted his mother, he was reared by a relative, Peter Lawson, from whom he later inherited Bohemia Manor (MD.) estate. He read for the law at...

Sometimes trailblazers of science aren't famous like Darwin or Pasteur. Sometimes they're humble Abbots, just growing peas in the back of their Abbey. This is the story of Gregor Mendel and how his work was done, lost, then found again....