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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Science: Dna and the Peopling of Siberia

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists from the University of Arizona are conducting Y chromosome research on native Siberians to try to determine whether there is a genetic affinity to North American native people. The rationale and direction of this research are...
Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Examples of Unbalanced Chromosomal Arrangements

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Other

North Dakota State: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief text overview of DNA structure and an introduction or mention of the various forms of DNA.
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Other

Putting Dna to Work: The Dna Sequence

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a feel for how to read a DNA sequence from several links located on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Chromosomes

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore the topics of chromosomes in the science of biology including what they do, DNA, alleles, genes, proteins and human chromosomes on this site.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Chromosome?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Defines chromosomes, what they are made of, their structure, different types, and chromatids.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Chromosomes vs. Chromatids: What You Need to Know

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what chromosomes are, how chromatids are related to them, and how they function together during cell division.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Dna, Genes and Chromosomes

For Students 9th - 10th
Chromosomes are made from DNA. Genes are short sections of DNA. Genetically identical cells are produced by a type of cell division called mitosis. In sexual reproduction, a male gamete fuses with a female gamete to produce a new cell....
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Nobel Laureate Barbara Mc Clintock

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive activity examines the discoveries of Barbara McClintock on the correlation between chromosome behavior and breeding experiments in corn.
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Nobel Laureate Thomas Hunt Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive activity examines the discoveries of genetics and chromosomal inheritance of Thomas Hunt Morgan.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: How Alu Jumps

For Students 9th - 10th
Animation illustrating how the jumping gene, Alu, reproduces by copying itself and inserting into new chromosomes.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence provides an interesting graphic which shows the helical structure of DNA from the molecular to chromosomal scale.
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Interactive: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of the discovery and work with DNA is located in this totally interactive timeline. Parts of the timeline are displayed using short movies, animation and flash.
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PBS

Pbs: Fact of Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from PBS you can challenge yourself with this quiz to see if you know what is true and what is false in genetic and reproductive technology. You'll be surprised by some of the things that we are currently able to do with...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Classical Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Australian Genome Research Facility (Home Page)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the Austrialian Genome Research Facility. It is dedicated to the sequencing of DNA and understanding genetics.
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National Institutes of Health

Ncbi: Human Genome Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers information on all the human chromosomes, has interesting illustrations as well.
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University of Washington

Uwmc Cytogenetics Laboratory: Cytogenetics Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site opens with an excellent introduction to Cytogenetics. Explore this site to learn about chromosomes, human karyotypes and more.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mitosis

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment, adapted from the Interactive Secret of Life videodisc, explains the stages of mitosis, the process of dividing equally a cell's massive jumble of DNA just prior to cell division. [1:34]
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Chromosomes Pull Up Those Genes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about how the genetic information in a cell is organized in the nucleus.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Basics and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Genetic Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on genetic inheritance including defining key terms such as chromosomes, alleles, DNA, genes, genome, and more. Links to a video and a test are provided.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Chromosomes Carry Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Hunt Morgan will explain the research he did to determine that some traits are linked to the sex of an individual.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how DNA contains genetic material and how it is housed in chromosomes. This lesson is 2 of 5 in the series titled "DNA."

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