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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other
Putting Dna to Work: The Dna Sequence
Get a feel for how to read a DNA sequence from several links located on this site.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ornl: Genomics and Its Impact on Science
This site from the Human Genome Project for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the index page for chapters which include an introduction to genes, the mapping sequence of genes, and the impact and future of the Human Genome Project.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Dna, Genes and Chromosomes
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....
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Interactive: Timeline
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.
University of Washington
Uwmc Cytogenetics Laboratory: Cytogenetics Gallery
This site opens with an excellent introduction to Cytogenetics. Explore this site to learn about chromosomes, human karyotypes and more.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Molecular Genetics
This interactive learning module allows AP Biology students to explore DNA and molecular genetics. The study also covers the concepts of biotechnology.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Chromosomes Carry Genes
Thomas Hunt Morgan will explain the research he did to determine that some traits are linked to the sex of an individual.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Genetic Drift Simulation
This site from the University of Arizona runs a two-step simulation of Genetic Drift. There are teacher's notes included. A great site to aid in understanding Genetic Drift.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Genetics
College-level course focusing on the principles of genetics. Course topics include structure and function of genes, chromosomes and genomes, biological variation, population genetics, use of genetic methods to analyze protein function,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life's Instruction Manual: Interactive Lesson: Unc Tv Science
The human genome serves as an instruction manual for life, with its own distinct letters, alphabet, sentences and chapters. Learn about the genome, nucleotides, DNA and genes with this interactive activity.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cell Division Aqa
Chromosomes carry genetic information in a molecule called DNA. A type of cell division called mitosis ensures that when a cell divides each new cell produced has the same genetic information.
BBC
Bbc Mundo: Decodificando a La Humanidad Del Adn
Learn about DNA and decoding the human genome by clicking graphical DNA models. You can also review a timeline that shows important moments in human genetics research. In Spanish.
PBS
Pbs: Fact of Fiction
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...
Other
Human Genome Sequencing Center (Baylor College of Med)
Resource presents information about the human genome sequencing project and has links to other genome projects besides the Human Genome Project.
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