Florida Science Grade 6

Chapter 3: The Role of Genes in Inheritance

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Topic: Human Genome Project

Visit these sites to learn more about the Human Genome Project. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.



Human Genome Project Information

( http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml )
Human Genome Research

( http://www.science.doe.gov/ober/hug_top.html )
The Human Transcript Map

( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/SCIENCE96/ )
National Human Genome Research Institute

( http://www.genome.gov/ )

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Topic: Selective Breeding

Visit these sites to learn more about selective breeding. Use the information to complete the activity in your book.



Engineer a Crop

( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/engineer/select.html )
Selective Breeding During the 1930s Depression

( http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/crops_14.html )
Selective Breeding and our Furry Friends

( http://hs.riverdale.k12.or.us/~dthompso/exhib_03/jefft/E_v_o_l_u_t_i_o_n6.html )
The Evolution of Breeds

( http://www.akc.org/breederedu/Articles/evolutionofbreeds.cfm )

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Visit these sites for more information about twins.



Twist of Fate

( http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/04/48hours/main581771.shtml )
Life as a Twin

( http://library.thinkquest.org/4210/ )
Twins Magazine

( http://www.twinsmagazine.com/ )
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