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Mertens, Thomas R. – Sci Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Discovery Learning, Genetics
Peer reviewedMertens, Thomas R. – Hoosier Science Teacher, 1980
Discusses the increasing significance of genetic diseases and defects in our lives and the social, moral-ethical, and legal problems resulting from medical genetics. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Congenital Impairments, Ethics, Genetics
Peer reviewedMertens, Thomas R. – Hoosier Science Teacher, 1980
Discusses results of a survey indicating the educational needs of precollege students in their knowledge of human genetics. Summarizes opinionnaire data regarding the value stances of students (N=117) and biology teachers (N=542) concerning some bioethical issues in the area of human genetics. (CS)
Descriptors: Biology, Congenital Impairments, Diseases, Genetics
Peer reviewedMertens, Thomas R. – American Biology Teacher, 1990
Presented are suggestions for using human pedigrees in the classroom and a generic pedigree that can be modified and used by instructors to provide variants for analysis. Eight single-gene mechanisms of inheritance are defined for use in this activity. (CW)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Genetics, Heredity
