Visit this site for information on several genetic disorders. Choose the disorder that you are interested in and then click on additional links for information on that disorder. (
http://www.ygyh.org/
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To access this site, follow the link then scroll down the page and click on Mutant Fruit Flies. View the images of normal and mutated flies. How many chromosomes does a fruit fly have in each of its cells? (
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mutant_flies/mutant_flies.html
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Access this site for information about the Human Genome Project. How many human genes encode for proteins? How much of the entire genome do these genes represent? On which chromosome does the gene for cystic fibrosis appear? (
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/SCIENCE96/
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Read about the latest findings in genetic research and discover tools for testing, screening, gene therapy, and genetic counseling. This site is continually updated to show what progress has been made in the study of inherited diseases. (
http://www.MMBIDOnline.com/
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Access this site to learn more about Mendelian genetics, sex-linked traits and pedigrees. Follow the steps given and complete the exercise in genetic counseling. (
http://web.mit.edu/esgbio/www/mg/mgdir.html
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Visit this site to learn about inherited traits in cattle. Why is it important for beef producers to know the principles of genetics? (
http://www.salerscanada.com/salers/Gen.html
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This Web page covers the detail of the "Royal Disease" of hemophilia, complete with explanations, pictures, and pedigrees. How common is hemophilia in both men and women? How much more common was the disease in Queen Victoria's family? (
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/hemo.htm
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Visit this site to learn more about hemophilia. What information tells us that hemophilia was known in ancient times? (
http://www.hemophilia.org/bdi/bdi_history.htm
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Visit this Mayo Clinic web site for more information on hemophilia. How many types of hemophilia are there? (
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00218
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Visit this site to learn more about Rasputin. Click on the links to learn more the people that lived during Rasputin's time. (
http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/Rasputin.html
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This site is part of a group of articles about the history of the royal families of Europe. Click on the link to the home page to learn more about the royalty of Europe. (
http://www.eurohistory.com/Rasputin.html
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