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Chapter 16: Genetics

Chromosome Maps
Visit the "Biotechnology Directory" web site and scroll down to the Genomics listings. The "Arabidopsis Information Resource" has SeqViewer and MapViewer that show detailed chromosome sequences and maps. Explore this and related sites, like "Rice Genome" and your textbook, and figure out what YACs and contigs are. What do the maps actually show?

Visit the StrathKern's Biotechnology Directory web site
The Effects of Genetics and Molecular Genetics
Genetics and molecular genetics are starting to affect numerous aspects of our lives. Visit the "Yahoo" site and type 'genetics' into the search box. It will give you so many entries that it will categorize them for you. Explore several of these entries. Does any of what you find affect you or your family?

Visit the Yahoo web site

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