PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Double Immunity
Dr. Stephen O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute discovers a 700-year-old mutation that makes a person resistant to HIV infection. From Evolution: "Evolutionary Arms Race."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Mutation Story
This video segment describes the role of the sickle cell gene in natural selection. Footage courtesy of the PBS series Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation." [4:49]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Dna Damage and Mutations
A concise overview of what happens when a mutation occurs in our DNA, and how that causes some cancers. [1:06]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Role of Genetics in Obesity
In this video segment from NOVA scienceNOW, meet researchers who are studying obesity and trying to understand the role that hormones and genetics can play in regulating appetite. [3:25]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
Explore how antibiotics help some sick people. Discover what happens when patients cut short their full course of antibiotic drugs.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Speciation and Natural Selection: Lesson 1
This lesson discusses how and why plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Speciation and Natural Selection."
University of Utah
University of Utah: learn.genetics: What Is a Mutation?
Video and text present a good explanation of what mutations are. [1:41]
Amoeba Sisters
Amoeba Sisters: Mutations
In this video students will learn that a mutation is a change in the genetic structure through deletion, insertion, or duplication. They will also learn the significance of the gene and chromosome mutations. Teachers can visit Amoeba...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Heredity and Genetics: Genetics 101 Part 2: What Are Sn Ps?
Learn about the variations in human DNA called SNPs, and how they can be used to understand relationships between people. [2:01]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Mutations
Paul Andersen describes the major mutations found in the living world. He starts with an analogy comparing the information in DNA with the information in a recipe. Changes in the DNA can result in changes to the protein, like changes in...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Sex Determination: The Y Chromosome
In this animation, discover the palindromic gene sequences of the human Y chromosome. [2:45]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Genetic Mutations
Learn about genetic mutations. [5:24]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Reproduction and Cell Division: Cancer
An introduction to what cancer is and how it is the by-product of broken DNA replication. [12:36]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Effects of Mutations
The Khan Academy resource is a video about the effects of mutations.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Different Types of Mutations
Review for your MCAT by watching this video on the different types of genetic mutations. [5:52]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Causes of Genetic Mutations
Prepare for the MCAT by watching this video on genetic mutations. [5:13]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Mutations: Lesson 1
This lesson will describe what a mutation is and how it can effect the outcome of protein synthesis. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Mutations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Speciation and Natural Selection: Lesson 2
This lesson discusses how and why plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Speciation and Natural Selection."
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Genotypes and Phenotypes
Paul Andersen explains how changes in the genotype of an individual can affect the phenotype. He begins with genotype:phenotype::letters:story analogy. He explains how mutations can be neutral, beneficial or harmful. He also explains how...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Microevolution
Paul Andersen defines microevolution as any change in the frequency of the allele pool. He then explains the five mechanisms of evolution; small sample size, non-random mating, mutations, gene flow and natural selection.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Mutations
Paul Andersen describes the major mutations found in the living world. He starts with an analogy comparing the information in DNA with the information in a recipe. Changes in the DNA can result in changes to the protein, like changes in...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Variation of Traits
In this video, Paul Andersen explains how variation is created in a population over time. Variation in offspring is caused by genetic recombination, mutations and environmental effects. Parental DNA is recombined using the process of...