Amoeba Sisters
Dihybrid and Two-Trait Crosses
This video will show how to set up and solve everyone's favorite 16 square Punnett square.
Curated Video
What Are Genes?
A video entitled “What Are Genes?” which introduces the concept of heredity, or the combination of genetic traits.
Curated Video
Transferring Traits
“Transferring Traits” introduces the concepts of heredity and genetic traits, with a focus on Gregor Mendel’s pioneering work in the field of genetics.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Bio Interactive: Birth and Death of Genes
Classroom resources paired with a thirteen-minute video highlight how scientists discovered the evolutionary history of an Antarctic icefish by studying its genome.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Genetic Probablility and Punnett Squares: Lesson 2
This lesson will demonstrate how to use a Punnett square to determine the genetic probability of a child inheriting a trait from the parents. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Genetic Probability and Punnett Squares." [6:28]
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: Heredity
Animated video, with an accompanying quiz, explains what heredity is and how it works.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Genes and How Humans Got Their Dexterity
An interview with a scientist about how humans have inherited traits that give them such amazing manual dexterity. Aired Sep. 12, 2008 [8:59]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Traits: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain how traits are passed down by alleles, and that one particular genotype determines one particular phenotype. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Traits." [1 min. 8 sec.]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Types of Traits: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain that genotypes can be either homozygous or heterozygous. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Types of Traits." [2:15]