Achieve for Biology vs StarGenetics
Achieve for Biology
macmillanlearning.comStarGenetics
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| Figure | Achieve for Biology | StarGenetics |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £5.17/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Biology Learning Software | 7.8 (#9) | 8.2 (#5) |
| Purpose | Achieve is an online learning system for biology courses, with materials and assessments aligned to instructors’ course goals. | StarGenetics is a Mendelian genetics cross simulator for teaching genetic experimental design and genetics concepts. |
| Support | The UK contact page directs customers to its Support Community and support team chatbot for online purchase queries. | Users can submit a bug report, feature request, comment, or question through the in-app suggestions form. |
Plans
Achieve for Biology
- Achieve for Life: The Science of Biology Digital Update (International Edition; £61.99 a year
In their own words
Achieve for Biology
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StarGenetics
StarGenetics is a free simulator for Mendelian genetics crosses, intended to teach genetics concepts and experimental design. Its stated audience ranges from high school biology to advanced undergraduate biology. Students can use visualizers for cows, fish, flies, peas, a smiley face and yeast. Instructor resources cover genetic crosses, Punnett squares, complementation, epistasis, gene linkage and mapping, and tetrad analysis. Instructors can customize exercises using Excel workbooks in XLS format. The Punnett Square tool summarizes expected genotypic distributions for monohybrid and dihybrid crosses. Fly mating results can be viewed individually, sorted by sex and phenotype, or summarized by phenotype; DNA markers for genetic mapping are available in the Fly and Fish visualizers. Experiments can be saved to a file and reopened later. Excel export is limited to Fly exercises. StarGenetics is accessible through the web and downloadable for Linux, Windows and macOS. MIT recommends Java Web Start and provides operating-system downloads for users with limited internet connectivity. Users can submit bug reports, feature requests, comments or questions through the in-app suggestions form.