Consumer Reports,
The Telltale Gene
, July, 1990.
This article gives an account of genetic screening—advances in testing and treatment.
Engdahl Sylvia & Roberson Rick,
Tool for Tomorrow,
1979.
This text presents basic science information. Very brief and easy reading to cope with, yet long enough to challenge the students and create questions.
Morrison, Velma Ford,
There’s Only One You
, Illustrated by William Jaber, 1978.
This illustrated text introduces fundamental concepts of genetics. The literature is very juvenile and contains a glossary of terms.
Parker, Gary; Reynolds, W.; and Reynolds, R.,
Heredity,
Educational Methods, Chicago, 1977.
This is a programmed text on the basics of genetics.
Scientific American, Feb. 1988., Vol. 258, Number 2.
Chromosome
Mapping with DNA Markers
.
Students will gain information on how individual markers serve for tracing defective genes.
Time Magazine, March 20, 1989.
The Gene Hunt
, pp. 62-67. This article explains how scientists go about mapping the human genome and solving the mysteries of heredity.
Watson, James,
The Double Helix,
The New American Library, Inc., 1968.