This site covers information on all the human chromosomes, has interesting illustrations as well.

Understanding how chromosomes, DNA and genes all work together can be confusing. The author has explained how chromosomes fit into the picture in clear language.

An explanation of genomes in regards to the amount of DNA compared to the number of chromosomes in different organisms. Additional discussion focuses on how the human genome is different from other species.

This informative resource features an overview of genetic material: DNA, chromosomes, genomes, homologous chromosomes, sister chromatids, and haploid/diploid.

This Department of Energy site has up-to-date information and statistics on the progress of all JGI genome sequencing projects.

Explains the goals of the Human Genome Project. It also explains some of the ethical, legal and social challenges associated with this new technology.

This is the homepage of the Austrialian Genome Research Facility. It is dedicated to the sequencing of DNA and understanding genetics.

This site is dedicated to the mapping of the fruit fly (drosophila) genome.

This is an excellent PowerPoint presentation that explains what chromosomes are. Many slides are also accompanied by detailed notes.

An in-depth look at the human genome project and its scientific and social implications. Students work through interactive learning material, understanding the ethics involved in genetic studies. There is a suggested classroom activity...

This site has all kinds of information about current events on the decoding of the human genome, and specifically chromosome 21. This research will be helpful in identifying the root of common Down Syndrome complications.

See how the human genome project sequenced all 3 billion bases that make up our DNA and identified within this code more than 20,000 human genes.

Resource presents information about the human genome sequencing project and has links to other genome projects besides the Human Genome Project.

This reosurce from the Human Genome Project of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) provides links to all the information you ever wanted to know regarding the Human Genome Project.

This site provides from the Human Genome Project provides basic information on the Human Genome Project. Among the items discussed is how genome sequencing is done, as well as information about the genome and proteome.

This lesson focuses on DNA including it's structure,components,and how it goes together to form genomes. It also provides to links to a video and a test.

This resource presents a detailed discussion and explanation of the Y-chromosome and how it determines the male sex.

This article discusses the importance of characterizing the human genome.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An introduction to the human genome and the Human Genome Project.

This site from the Human Genome Project for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the index page for chapters which include an introduction to genes, the mapping sequence of genes, and the impact and future of the Human Genome Project.

In the following instructional activity young scholars describe the functional differences of X and Y chromosomes, and explain the significance of these differences within the human genome.

This is the official division for researching the implications of the Human Genome Project. Find out about topics being discussed involving the ethics of the program, how it is socially accepted, and what sort of legislature is involved...

This is a site about barley that contains a list on the left with a link to a page about the North American Barley Genome Project.

The human genome serves as an instruction manual for life, with its own distinct letters, alphabet, sentences and chapters. Learn about the genome, nucleotides, DNA and genes with this interactive lesson.