A collection of genetic learning activities provides an engaging way to learn about traits, or better understand disease risk.

A tutorial on genetic engineering. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials about how genetic modification works and the ethical issues surrounding this scientific practice. The last two sections have...

Read about the PTC gene, and listen to scientists discuss this accidental discovery which lead to important clues about human evolution.

A slideshow tracing human migration to show that "all living humans originated from populations of ancestors who migrated out of Africa less than 100,000 years ago. Learn how scientists have used genetic markers to trace the migration...

On this University of Illinois at Chicago site you can get the importance of multifactorial inheritance, and numerous models to help illustrate the idea. There is a summary at the bottom for review, and an address to send questions to...

A complete, student-paced lesson on genetics and inheritance. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.

Describes eccrine and apocrine glands and relates them to heat tolerance. Also includes some information on sebaceous glands.

Humans are complex creatures, but do we have the biggest genome? All living things, from humans to worms to bacteria have genomes. In this experiment you will compare the genome sizes of different organisms to find out who has the...

This site from Palomar college explains what gene flow is and describes a situation where this occurs in humans. Information is brief but factual.

Learn about the life and work of the father of eugenics, and find out how he contributed to the research on human intelligence.

Scientific information about the hereditary material in all living things, DNA. Also includes links to fact sheets for quick reference.

You have probably seen figures showing how human beings are related to chimpanzees, gorillas, and other primates. In this genomics science fair project, you will use bioinformatics tools to generate your own primate family tree.