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Teaching resources · BIO 340: General Genetics

Welcome to genetics!

Genetics moves fast, and every topic builds on the one before it. These free tools will help you start strong, study smart, and practice the trickiest ideas. Use them as much or as little as you like. Nothing you do here is graded.

Where to start

  1. Before the course starts

    Check what you remember

    Take the pre-course review to brush up on the intro biology and math you’ll use in BIO 340: probability, DNA, RNA, and proteins, and cell division. Work through practice questions and see which topics are worth a second look. Your answers stay on your computer; nothing is sent to anyone.

    Start the review Preparation guide (PDF)

  2. In your first week

    Make your game plan

    Read Succeeding in BIO 340 for tips from the course: how to study for real understanding, make the most of support hours, plan your week, connect with classmates, and get help early, before a small question turns into a big one.

    Read the guide Course success guide (PDF)

  3. When you reach gene regulation

    See the lac operon in action

    Use the lac operon simulation to test your thinking. Set the lactose and glucose levels, add mutations to the repressor, promoter, operator, or structural genes, predict what will happen, and then watch the result.

    Launch the simulation

Instructors: these tools can be embedded in Canvas. Copy the embed code from the BIO 340 apps page.