Students use pedigree analysis to study the inheritance of genes for human genetic disorders and RFLP analysis to study recombination in humans. Using RFLPs as genetic markers, students search a simulated pedigree database to obtain recombination data that allows them to determine the location of human genes on chromosomes.
| Discipline: | genetics |
| Topic: | human pedigree analysis, genetic disorders, genetic mapping |
| Product: | Biology Labs On-Line |
| Vendor: | Pearson Higher Education |
| Technical requirements: | Java |
| Accessibility info: | Pearson Accessibility Statement |
| Link to Lab: | PedigreeLab |
| Reviews: | none |
| MERLOT Resources: | learning exercises, personal collections |
| Instructional materials: | instructor and lab manuals available online from vendor |
| Description: | Series of interactive, inquiry-based simulations and exercises designed for college level biology students. |
| Case studies: | none available |