About Virtual Labs for Genetics

Learn about genes, genetic variation and heredity in living organisms in our genetics lab simulations. Study the genetics of animals and humans and discover how the DNA carries the information from generation to generation and how it can be modified.

Genetics Simulations

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Cytogenetics: Perform a prenatal diagnosis

Biology

Cytogenetics: Perform a prenatal diagnosis

Help a mother-to-be who is extremely worried about the fate of her baby. Will you able to diagnose the condition of the fetus using a cytogenetics-based approach?

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Exploring Human Reproductive Cells

Biology

Exploring Human Reproductive Cells

The Labster fertility center needs your help! Some of the samples of sperm and ova have been mixed up in unlabeled tubes and the team needs your sort this out. While exploring the samples, learn about the process of meiosis and mitosis.

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Gene Expression Unit: Use sequencing to unveil a gene linked to obesity

Biology

Gene Expression Unit: Use sequencing to unveil a gene linked to obesity

Discover Next Generation Sequencing by analyzing the mRNA from pig tissues and identify a new gene linked to obesity. Confirm your results using qPCR to analyze the expression levels of your gene!

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Gene Regulation

Biology

Gene Regulation

Open your eyes to the vast potential of gene regulation, where you can reprogram cells into any cell that fits your needs. Will you able to help the doctor in restoring the sight of a visually impaired girl?

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Gene linkage and pedigree analyses

Biology

Gene linkage and pedigree analyses

Put yourself in the place of a genetic counselor and find out if the daughter of a breast cancer patient is at a higher risk of developing breast cancer herself. Help her by constructing a pedigree and finding the defective gene by using linkage analysis.

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Inheritance with Pedigrees

Biology

Inheritance with Pedigrees

Investigate the principles of inheritance and draw a pedigree tree to understand how color blindness is inherited.

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Inheritance with Punnett Squares

Biology

Inheritance with Punnett Squares

Investigate the principles of inheritance and help a family determine whether future generations will inherit color blindness.

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Meiosis, Mitosis and Plant Gametes

Biology

Meiosis, Mitosis and Plant Gametes

Help the laboratory investigate some of their samples of lily anthers and explore the phases of meiosis in them. Learn the basics of meiosis and mitosis by comparing the two processes.

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Meiosis: How is color blindness inherited?

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Meiosis: How is color blindness inherited?

Investigate the principles of Mendelian inheritance and discover how color blindness is inherited by observing chromosomal rearrangement in an animation.

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Mendelian Inheritance: From genes to traits

Biology

Mendelian Inheritance: From genes to traits

Investigate the principles of Mendelian inheritance and help a patient determine if his future children will inherit his color-blindness.

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Monogenic Disorders

Biology

Monogenic Disorders

Learn about the monogenic disorder Cystic Fibrosis and its inheritance from one generation to the next.

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Why Labster?

Labster’s immersive virtual labs are proven to engage students in science, reduce dropout rates, decrease overhead, and improve learning outcomes.

Labster helps teachers increase their students’ knowledge and test scores.

Labster helps teachers increase their students’ knowledge and test scores.

Research shows that low-knowledge students improve the most after using Labster, with a 24% increase in their test scores.

Source: BMC Study

80% of students said Labster made them more likely to continue enrolling in STEM classes.

80% of students said Labster made them more likely to continue enrolling in STEM classes.

Over 50% of first-year STEM students in the United States either change their majors or fail to earn their degree.

Source: LXD Study

90% of students agreed that Labster provided opportunities for additional lab practice.

90% of students agreed that Labster provided opportunities for additional lab practice.

Undergraduate students typically require more time to complete lab experiments than provided.

Source: LXD Study

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Fisk University, TN

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Arizona State University

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Stirling University

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“The virtual labs really help the students become familiar with the material before they engage in the class.”  

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Bunker Hill Community College

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"I think all of the teachers are stretched thin, but the nice thing is that having something that's engaging for the students gives teachers that opportunity to breathe and get excited again. Because they're seeing the kids light up, they're seeing the kids engage with content."

Melody McGill

Curriculum Coordinator, Modesto School District, California

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“My kids like to play around, they like to do simulations, and they’re very visual learners. They’re all into video games so if you can bring the aspect of a video game into your class and teach your content that way, you’ve got 'em hooked.”

Shawn Zeringue

Chemistry Teacher, West Ranch High School, CA

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"Giving students time in Labster to explore prior to the wet lab is invaluable. I can spend time with everyone because those skills were already practiced the night before with Labster."

Diane Sigales

Biotech Teacher, Livingston High School, NJ

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“Everything just clicks really well. There is clarity and great graphics, and it makes students analyze, think and process. If you’re looking for really in-depth rigor, then I recommend pairing Labster with in-person laboratories.”

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Coordinator, Biomedical Pathways Program, St. John Bosco High School, CA

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