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University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Epigenetics: Lick Your Rats
Play the role of a mother rat and lick your pup to see how your nurturing behavior shapes his epigenome. This interactive helps students visualize the nature vs. nurture debate.
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University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Epigenetics: Twins
Investigate the role the environment plays on gene expression through studies on identical twins. Contains video (4:41).
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University of Utah: learn.genetics: The Flight or Fight Response
In this step-by-step portrayal discover how cellular communication causes physiological changes during the fight or flight response. In addition to viewing the video, read the scene-by-scene guide to learn what happens when the brain...
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University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Genetic Variation
Even in species that look alike to us, individuals have variations in their DNA. Learn why this is important. [3:47]
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University of Utah: learn.genetics: What Is a Protein?
This video provides insight on the human protein. Content explores what a protein is, how they work, and how they are made.
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University of Utah: Learn. Genetics: Recipe for Natural Selection
With this video, learn about the three ingredients that drive the process of natural selection: variation, heritability and reproductive advantage.
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University of Utah: learn.genetics: What Is a Mutation?
Video and text present a good explanation of what mutations are. [1:41]
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University of Utah: What Are Dna and Genes?
An explanation of what DNA and genes are. Includes video and text. [1:13]