Genome British Columbia
Genome British Columbia: Chromosome Fundamentals
Understanding how chromosomes, DNA and genes all work together can be confusing. The author has explained how chromosomes fit into the picture in clear language.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chromosomes
This informative resource features an overview of genetic material: DNA, chromosomes, genomes, homologous chromosomes, sister chromatids, and haploid/diploid.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning
At DNA from the Beginning, choose from classical genetics, molecules of genetics, genetic organization and control. Each concept is explained through animation, an image gallery, video interviews, biographies and links.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Dna and Chromosomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial serves as an introduction to chromosomes. It defines genes, chromosomes, and homologous chromosomes, while providing an explaination of chromatids and...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Mechanisms of Genetics: Dna Changes
Given illustrations or partial DNA sequences, students will identify changes in DNA and the significance of these changes.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: How Alu Jumps
Animation illustrating how the jumping gene, Alu, reproduces by copying itself and inserting into new chromosomes.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Chromosome Mapping
Alfred Sturtevant will describe his gene mapping research with fruit flies. This animated explanation will show how he bred fruit flies to determine the proximity of genes.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Dna Mircoarray Virtual Lab
This interactive lab will enhance learning about DNA by virtually translating a gene.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Dna and Verdicts
Part of a site on genetics, this page explores DNA as a forensic science. Explains how and why DNA can be used to convict or acquit a criminal from wrongdoing using forensic DNA analysis. Teacher resources too.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Genes and Inheritance
A complete, student-paced lesson on genetics and inheritance. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
Nature Research
Scitable: Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
Get an in-depth look at the importance of DNA with this library of information on nucleic acid structure and function. Understand the structure and function of DNA by exploring topics in the chemical structure of DNA, organization of DNA...
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Tips on Genetics
Explains basic genetics concepts, including genes, DNA, chromosomes, sex chromosomes, how traits are inherited, genetic variation, cloning, and stem cells.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Genes
Access Excellence offers an explanation of genes is supplemented with an illustration of the placement of genes in a chromosome.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Active Science: Genes and Inheritance
An interactive website that explores information about genes, mitosis, meiosis, cloning, and gene mutation. Concepts are discussed in detail with an interactive glossary and animations. At the end of each section quick questions are...
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: You and Your Genes
Online children's story that teaches about genes and how they direct how you react to things in your environment. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see how different people respond differently to harmful substances.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Chromosomes
Explore the topics of chromosomes in the science of biology including what they do, DNA, alleles, genes, proteins and human chromosomes on this site.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker! New Pair of Genes
This article provides a discussion of DNA and how it replicates. Includes a chromosome map of a human male, a close-up of chromosomes just before cell division and a close up of a DNA molecule.
National Institutes of Health
Ncbi: Human Genome Resources
This site covers information on all the human chromosomes, has interesting illustrations as well.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Chromosomes: The Carriers of Genetic Information
Explains what chromosomes are, their structure, their functions within a cell, and the health impact of mutations in a gene sequence.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Classical Genetics
This article from DNA from the beginning is loaded with goodies about genetics and DNA. Starting with Mendel all the way through the concept of DNA, you will see how life is given certain characteristics. Some animations and audio clips...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Reproduction, the Genome and Gene Expression
This lesson focuses on DNA including it's structure,components,and how it goes together to form genomes. It also provides to links to a video and a test.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute: What Are Gene Mutations?
This website provides an answer to the following question: "What are Gene Mutations?" Many links are provided throughout this short description that access information on related subjects.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Some Dna Can Jump
This article contains information on how DNA is repaired to prevent mutated damage from interrupting DNA processes.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Examples of Unbalanced Chromosomal Arrangements
Learn about disorders caused by a deletion of DNA from one of the chromosomes. This article explains causes, inheritance, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Cri-du-Chat Syndrome and Williams Syndrome.
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