Gene Screen vs CloudLabs Mendelian Genetics

Gene Screen is a fact-packed learning tool about genetics at the intersection of health and heredity. Gene Screen provides information about recessive genetic disease in different cultures and ethnicities, with an emphasis on diseases that are more prevalent in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Gene Screen was produced by the DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor laboratory, and was developed with support from the Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, USA.

In this simulator the student will put Mendelian genetics into practice by crossing two legume plants to obtain a pure species with certain characteristics. During the process, the Punnett square must be constructed for each generation. The simulator recreates a work bench with two parent plants, some tweezers to carry out pollination, a shovel and seedlings.