Heredity Readers and Passages

This science passage explains binary fission, a form of asexual reproduction used by bacteria and some protists. It desc...

This NGSS-aligned science reading passage explains the concept of homozygous traits in genetics. Aimed at middle school ...

This NGSS-aligned informational passage for middle school explores the concept of inherited traits. It explains how phys...

This NGSS-aligned reading passage introduces middle school students to the concept of heterozygous traits in genetics. I...

This NGSS-aligned middle school passage explains the difference between heterozygous and homozygous allele combinations....

This NGSS-aligned reading passage introduces the concept of genotype for middle school students. It defines genotype as ...

This NGSS-aligned reading passage for middle school students introduces the concept of phenotype, which refers to the vi...

This NGSS-aligned passage introduces middle school readers to alleles—different versions of a gene. It explains how alle...

This NGSS-aligned science reading passage introduces middle school students to Punnett squares, a key tool in understand...

This NGSS-aligned reading passage introduces middle school students to the concept of self-pollination in plants. It exp...

This NGSS-aligned reading passage for middle school explains the process and importance of cross-pollination in plants. ...

This NGSS-aligned science passage explains the disadvantages of sexual reproduction for middle school students. Covering...

This NGSS-aligned science passage explains the disadvantages of asexual reproduction, written for middle school readers....

This NGSS-aligned reading passage explains artificial selection, the process of humans choosing which traits to pass on ...

This NGSS-aligned science reading passage explains the concept of natural selection and how it drives the evolution of t...

This NGSS-aligned middle school science passage explains the concept of adaptations and how they help living organisms s...

This science passage highlights real-world examples of asexual reproduction, including binary fission in bacteria, buddi...

This science reading passage explains the different types of asexual reproduction, including binary fission, budding, fr...

This passage explains the fundamental process of gene expression, covering transcription, translation, and gene regulati...

This passage introduces epigenetics, covering DNA methylation, histone modification, and environmental influences like d...

This passage explains how transcription factors regulate genes through DNA binding and protein interactions. Covering ac...

This passage explores DNA methylation as an epigenetic mechanism that silences genes via methyl group tags. Covering rol...

This passage breaks down DNA replication into key steps—unwinding, strand synthesis, and proofreading—while highlighting...

This passage details chromoplast functions in pigment production, ecological signaling, and nutrition. Aligned with NGSS...