Janet Iwasa, PhD, has been appointed Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center (GSLC) in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at University of Utah, effective July 1, 2024. As a ...

As a Biology Education Researcher, I investigate how learners reason and understand complex ideas in molecular biology and genetics through their words, drawings and interpretations of visual ...

A Mendelian Genetics Game, published by Genius Games. In Genotype, you play as assistants, competing to collect experimental ...

Genetics is the study of genes and how they influence characteristics and health. Through a variety of technological methods, environmental factors, and lifestyle choices, it is possible to alter some ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

An individual’s genetics and their environment both shape their personality. However, opinions differ on the degree to which each of these factors influences personality, and how they contribute to ...

Laura Kwasnoski wanted to brush up her training on animal genetics and dive into how animals’ genes get passed down over generations. It had been five years since she completed her undergraduate ...