Learning Genetics On the Fly

Leading team

Dr. Michal Haskel Ittah

Summary

This site was developed in the biology group, department of science teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science. Our goal was to provide accessibility of authentic examples of genetic information for middle to high school students. The site is based on the fruit fly Drosophila Melanogaster which is a model organism that has been studied for over a decade in genetic research. The site was designed in order to support students understanding of genetic phenomena through their underlying mechanism.

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