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Unit 2: Mechanisms of Inheritance

Student uses a pipet to extract DNA with other students looking on.

Fish Market Survey

Senior biology students use a DNA barcoding kit to test local grocery store fish samples, and discover if the fish they bought is mislabeled and part of food fraud!

Cornfield in Ontario

Let's Talk Food Resources

Discover a set of resources curated to get you ready to discuss sustainable agriculture and food security.

Ilias Hader

Ilias Hader (he/him)

Artificial Intelligence Consultant & Team Leader

I help companies take advantage of AI technologies and I manage a team to build an automated food production system for long space missions. 
Tomatoes of different shapes, sizes and colours

Tomato Taxonomy

A look at the taxonomic classification of the tomato plant and the origin, history and development of tomatoes.

Jed Christianson

Jed Christianson

Canola Seed Development Specialist

Jed works with a global team to develop new varieties of canola for farmers to grow as their crop.
Christopher Wynder

Dr. Christopher Wynder

Director, Product Marketing

Dr. Christopher Wynder is the Director of Product Marketing for OpenText
Embryonic stem cells

Resources on Stem Cells

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to stem cells.

Research in a genomics lab

Genomics Resources

Resource page including articles and career profiles related to genomics.

Yellow fever virus

Where Did Viruses Come From?

Viruses are not living things - so where did they come from? Scientists have proposed three different hypotheses.

Graphic representation of the DNA sequence

Sanger Sequencing

Learn about DNA sequencing and the Sanger Sequencing method.

Bob Hanner

Bob Hanner

Professor

Bob Hanner is a Professor for the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario & Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph.
Madiha Khan à son bureau

Madiha Khan

Patent Examiner

Madiha Khan is a Patent Examiner at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Calico cat

The Science Behind the Calico Cat's Colours

The patchwork fur colour of Calico and tortoiseshell cats is an interesting case of genetics, heredity and sex-linked traits.

Kara Layton sous l'eau en habit de plongée sous-marine

Kara Layton

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kara Layton is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Measuring radiation in Chernobyl

Radiation Effects on the Body

This backgrounder explains the potential effects of radiation on the human body.