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Quantitative Genetics: Wheat Stem Solidness

30–40 min Guided Interactive lesson

Join wheat breeder Martha to explore continuous variation, genetic and environmental effects, crosses, ANOVA, heritability, and response to selection.

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Students can follow this route from basic genetic language to increasingly complex analysis.

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1NotationRead and write genotypes2Punnett SquaresPredict offspring3InheritanceInfer genetic patterns4χ² AnalysisTest expectations5MappingOrder genes and distances6Population GeneticsTrack allele change7GWASConnect SNPs and traits
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Guided lesson

Quantitative Genetics: Wheat Stem Solidness

Explore variation, ANOVA, heritability, and response to selection through a wheat-breeding story.

30–40 min
Practice

Drosophila Notation Trainer

Practise wild-type, mutant, dominant, autosomal, and sex-linked notation.

10–20 min
Trainer

Punnett Square Trainer

Build gametes, complete crosses, and interpret expected genotype and phenotype ratios.

15–25 min
Practice

Practice Genetics Tool

Strengthen foundational genetics reasoning before moving into advanced analyses.

Self-paced
Simulation

Drosophila Eye Pigment Pathway Simulator

Explore pigment pathways, TLC profiles, eye colour determination, and epistasis.

20–30 min
Experiment

Drosophila Real-Time Cross Simulator

Run persistent F₁ and Fβ‚‚ crosses, observe development, and score offspring.

Multi-session
Analyzer

Monohybrid Inheritance Analyzer

Analyze one gene at a time and infer dominance, recessiveness, and inheritance mode.

15–20 min
Analyzer

Dihybrid Inheritance Analyzer

Use two-gene phenotype tables while reasoning through each trait independently.

20–30 min
Analyzer

Sex-Linked Inheritance Analyzer

Compare reciprocal crosses and identify sex-biased phenotypic patterns.

15–25 min
χ² analysis

Dihybrid Cross and χ² Test

Test whether observed data fit the expected 9:3:3:1 Mendelian ratio.

20–30 min
χ² analysis

Test-Cross and χ² Test

Evaluate 1:1:1:1 expectations and estimate recombination frequency.

20–30 min
Generator

Drosophila Population and χ² Simulator

Generate fly populations, perform crosses, and test independent assortment.

25–40 min
Simulation

Drosophila Cross Simulator

Generate populations, select parents, cross generations, and compare phenotypes.

20–30 min
Mapping

Three-Point Mapping in Drosophila

Infer gene order, map distance, double crossovers, and interference from observed data.

30–45 min
Generator

Three-Point Linkage Mapping Generator

Generate randomized three-gene linkage datasets across several organisms.

25–40 min
Modern mapping

GWAS Mapping Generator

Map a simulated trait using SNP association and Manhattan-plot reasoning.

30–45 min
Simulation

Population Genetics Generator

Explore Hardy–Weinberg expectations, selection, drift, bottlenecks, and allele-frequency change.

25–40 min
Virtual lab

PCR Simulator

Upload DNA sequences, test primers, predict products, and analyze gel results.

25–40 min
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