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PGED’s resources raise awareness and spark curiosity, reflection, and dialogue about personal genetics. Explore our library of lesson plans, videos, conversation guides, and more!
Why Did My Ancestry Results Change? Exploring Admixture Testing
It is a common experience that people receive different ancestry testing results from different companies. And sometimes results from…
How Does Ancestry Testing Work? Exploring Admixture Testing
DNA ancestry testing comes in several varieties, which provide different ways for people to explore their ancestry. Admixture testing…
Are My Genes My Destiny? Examining Determinants of Health
The development of human traits, including health, is complex. Scientific studies have found that a person’s traits are the…
Direct-to-Consumer Testing in the Genomic Age
Technological developments are making it possible to read a person’s entire genetic code, or genome, more rapidly and at…
How Does Ancestry Testing Work? Exploring Admixture Testing
This lesson explores the science of genetic ancestry testing. Together with pgEd’s companion lesson on Ancestry & Identity in…
Sex, Genetics & Athletics
Athletics are often divided into men’s and women’s categories to provide fair competition, but efforts to define who qualifies…
