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1. Sex and gender: What does it mean to be female or male?

   27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Eleanor V.H. Vandegrift¹, Sierra Dawson¹

   University of Oregon

   This lesson provides three activities to engage non-science major students in a discussion about sex, gender, gender identity, and sex determination. Students prepare for the lesson by reading a...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2576/?v=1

2. The Science Behind Parthenogenesis: Interesting things happen when meiosis goes “wrong”

   20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Robin Wright

   University of Minnesota

   Parthenogenetic reproduction is a fascinating, complex topic.  This article accompanies “Why Meiosis Matters: The case of the fatherless snake.” It summarizes the basic information...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2511/?v=1

3. Homologous chromosomes? Exploring human sex chromosomes, sex determination and sex reversal using bioinformatics approaches

   20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kelsey Metzger

   University of Minnesota, Rochester

   Constructing a robust understanding of homologous chromosomes, sex chromosomes, and the particulate nature of genes is a notoriously difficult task for undergraduate biology students. In this...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2521/?v=1

4. Why Meiosis Matters: The case of the fatherless snake

   19 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Robin L. Wright

   University of Minnesota

   A compelling reason to learn something can make all the difference in students’ motivation to learn it.  Motivation, in turn, is one of the key attitudes that drives learning.  This story...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2510/?v=1

5. Homologous chromosomes? Exploring human sex chromosomes, sex determination and sex reversal using bioinformatics approaches

   04 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kelsey Metzger

   University of Minnesota, Rochester

   In this four- part guided activity, students will learn about the structure and function of human autosomal and sex chromosomes, view and interpret gene maps, and gain familiarity with basic...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1000/?v=1