9th Grade Biology

Inheritance

Diagrams

Inheritance (Updated! - as of 05/03/08)

Genetic Disease Resources

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

Science Resource Center (GALENET)

Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences

Dwight-Englewood School - Internet Resources for Genetic Diseases

NCBI - National Center for Biointechnology Information

PERIODICAL SERVICES

From the Pingry Library Web Page, you can access the following periodical services.

EBSCOHost - searches over 1500 periodical/journal titles, many with full-text, from its MasterFile Premier database. Also includes Academic Search Premier, and Advanced Placement Source for peer-reviewed journal articles.

Proquest - similar to EBSCOHost, but also includes other titles in its database and is especially important for its inclusion of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other major newspapers.

SIRS Knowledge Source - SIRS Researcher and SIRS Government Reporter both provide full-text articles from periodical material, with the Government Reporter including materials from U.S. government agencies like the National Institute of Health

RESERVE/REFERENCE BOOKS

The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Ref RB 155.5 G35 2001
Nature Encyclopedia of the Human Genome (5 vols.) Ref QH 447 N28 2003
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (20 vols.) Ref QH 202.5 E525 2002
Stedman's Medical Dictionary Ref R 121 S 8 2000
Magill's Medical Guide (4 vols.) Ref RC 41 M34 2005
The Merck Manual Ref RC 55 M4 2006
The Family Genetic Sourcebook RB 155 P54 1990
Hereditary Diseases RB 155.5 H37 1993
Molecular Genetics of Human Inherited Disease RB 155.5 M65 1995
Does It Run in the Family? RB 155.6 T45 1997

 

OTHER WEBSITES

BBC- Health

National Institute of Health - Office of Rarediseases

Dwight-Englewood School - Internet Resources for Genetic Diseases

Cold Spring Harbor

Howard Hughes Medical Centre - Why so many errrors in our DNA?

23 and Me

Types of Inheritance and their disorders

Genetics Problem Sets

Classic Genetics

Probability