Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Mismatch Repair
What does a cell do when DNA is not copied correctly? An informative video shows budding scientists an example of a mismatch mutation during DNA replication. Viewers learn that to prevent a mutation from occurring, cells have mechanisms...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chargaff's Ratio
How do we know the structure of DNA? Learn about Chargaff's rule and how scientists first discovered the structure of DNA. Using an informative video, young scientists identify how the arrangement of complementary nitrogen bases affects...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Building Blocks of DNA
How many times can you say deoxyribonucleic acid fast? Viewers learn the components that create DNA using a video representation. The narrator introduces learners to adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine and how they create the...
SciShow
3 Sad Surprises: The Human Genome Project
Why do humans have so many genes that don't do anything? A video explains the Human Genome Project. It starts with what we thought it would do and ends with what it actually did. There were surprises and it has led to entirely new fields...
Amoeba Sisters
Why RNA is Just as Cool as DNA
Warning: there are no lifeguards in the gene pool! An educational video compares and contrasts DNA and RNA. It includes the three types of RNA as well as the four bases of RNA.
Amoeba Sisters
DNA Structure and Function
Chromosomes come in pairs and in pears. The video covers DNA structure and function including the parts of the nucleotide and the four bases. It provides examples of cloning, gene regulation, and mutation.
Curated OER
Genetics and The Structure of DNA - Part 2/2
How is DNA structured? Composed of deoxyribose, phosphate, and bases, DNA seems so simple, yet it determines so much of who we are. Give your class a better understanding of their genetic makeup with this video. Part two of two.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Dna
A detailed introduction to dioxyribonucleic acid, otherwise known as DNA. [28:05]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Building Blocks of Dna
A brief introduction to the four building blocks of DNA. [0:25]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dna:structure the Double Helix: Lesson 2
This lesson will examine the structure of DNA as being in the form of a double helix composed of nucleotides. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "DNA:Structure- The Double Helix."