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		Around the World With Brassicas Wisconsin Fast Plants, rapid-cycling brassicas, are part of a large family of plants called crucifers (Latin = Cruciferae). This resource tells the story of Crucifers, which are easily distinguished...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/around_world.pdf

		Around the World with Brassicas This PowerPoint slide show (slides with notes) is an updated version of the original show that Dr. Paul Williams (who bred the first Brassica rapa or Fast Plants) used to tell the story of Brassicas....		More Info
		http://resources.fastplants.org//slides/aroundthworld.pptx

		Bees and Brassicas: A Partnership in Survival This illustrated document describes the symbiotic relationship between bees and Brassica rapa (Fast Plants).		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/bees_brassicas.pdf

		Dihybrid Overview This web page provides an overview of dihybrid inheritance of the purple and nonpurple stem traits and the yellow-green and green leaf color in Wisconsin Fast Plants.		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/activities.variation.dihybrid.php

		Farming Fast Plants This Farming Fast Plants activity introduces a classroom investigation that is easily adaptable for all grade levels and designed to engage teachers and students as investigators. The activity has...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/farming_fp.pdf

		Fast Plants Glossary This webpage from the Fast Plants website is a glossary for frequently used botanical/biological terms.		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/resources/glossary.php

		Growth, Development and Flowering in Fast Plants This document provides extensive background information about how Fast Plants grow and develop. The distinction between growth and development is explained. Also discussed is how genetics plus...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/growth_development....

		Hairy's Inheritance: Investigations into the inheritance of hairs on Fast Plants This Powerpoint presentation contains copies from the Father of Fast Plants, Dr. Paul Williams' research notebook and photos documenting some of his investigations into the inheritance of hairs on...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/resources/pauls_sandbox_category_a...

		Quantitative Variation, Selection and Inheritance with Fast Plants This article describes how Fast Plants can be used to help students understand how, through genetic selection associated with phenotypic variation, traits are passed on to future generations. This...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/pdf/activities/quantitative_var.pd...

		Rapid Cycling Brassica rapa (Wisconsin Fast Plants) Genetic Terminology This glossary was developed for students, teachers and scientist to help with communication about the genetics of Fast Plants through standardized genetic terminology. The Wisconsin Fast Plants...		More Info
		http://www.fastplants.org/img/sandbox/uploads/120.file.pdf

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