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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!
How to represent wide-ranging family structures and personal identities using the latest pedigree nomenclature
Pedigrees are a widely used tool in medicine, research, and teaching. In the classroom, pedigrees are a helpful tool…
Beyond Mendel: Leading With Complexity When Teaching Human Genetics
Teaching Mendelian patterns of inheritance is a useful way to introduce basic genetic concepts in the classroom. However, this…
Engaging with Genetic Disability and Difference
Language in biology and medicine can frame disability as a deviation from what is normal, acceptable, and welcome–a framework…
What Genetic Ancestry Tests Mean (and What They Don’t)
Genetic ancestry testing is often framed as a means to understanding who we are and where we came from….