Inheritance
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Science of dogs
Article on “100 years of breed improvement” compares photos of dogs 100 years ago to those of the same breed now, see how selective breeding has affected them.
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Unzip your genes
Quiz from Open University to decide if traits are hereditary or affected by the environment.
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What are stem cells?
Youtube video – animation from Great Ormond Street Hospital – provides an introduction to stem cells suitable for KS2 or KS3 – explained in a very straightforward way.
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What are twin studies?
Informative Youtube clip explaining the effects of nature and nurture.
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Zoom into a cell
Zoom into a cell, seeing the nucleus, chromosomes and DNA (scroll down the page to find it)