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CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Transcription of Dna to Rna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses transcription in protein synthesis.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Protein Synthesis
A look at protein synthesis in words and pictures. This website discusses the processes of replication, transcription, and translation. Also covered is Beadle and Tatum research that explains that one gene codes for one polypeptide....
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Protein Synthesis
Learn about a major function of cells, protein synthesis. Find out about the process in which cells manufacture this biochemical compound.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Protein Synthesis, Part 1: Transcription
This lesson will cover the process of transcription and its role in protein synthesis.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Dna to Protein
Investigate how the genetic code on a DNA strands controls what protein is produced with this collection of animations and 3D models. Explore an interactive 3D model of the double helix, watch an animation of transcription, and see the...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: From to Dna to Proteins
Investigate protein synthesis in this learning module.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Translation Advanced
Dig a little deeper into the intricate role of RNA in DNA translation during the process of protein synthesis. [3:03]
Education Development Center
Education Development Center: How Does Dna Work?
Learning about transcription and translation can be difficult but this animation helps make the processes less confusing. The animation is interactive and it also covers the overall importance of proteins.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Transcription From Dna to M Rna
Access Excellence offers a graphical representation of the process of transcription from DNA to mRNA. A short explanation accompanies the diagram.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Translation of Rna to Protein
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses translation in protein synthesis.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gene Expression the Basics
Generate and collect three types of proteins, then move on to explore the factors that affect protein synthesis in a cell.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Transcription
This resource describes transcription and its role in protein synthesis. There are also illustrations and diagrams to be used as visual aids.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: How Dna Controls Protein Synthesis by Means of a Base Code
A activity and comprehensive notes discussing how DNA controls protein synthesis by means of a base code.
John Wiley & Sons
Wiley: Animations: Essential Biochemistry: Dna Replication
Enter the DNA factory to simulate the process of DNA replication. After each step of the progression, take a quick quiz before moving on.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Triplet Code
DNA has four letters that must specify the 20 different amino acids that make up proteins. This animation shows how using three DNA letters for one amino acid makes the most sense. [1:07]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription Translation: Transcription Advanced
Visualize the main driving force behind molecular biology, where DNA makes RNA, and RNA makes protein. [1:53]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Rna Splicing
See how DNA is transcribed into RNA and spliced to remove non-coding regions, leaving only the protein-coding regions, called exons. [1:37]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Translation
This animation demonstrates the process of RNA translation that ultimately results in a new protein. [2:04]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Transcription of Dna to Rna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses transcription in protein synthesis.
Nature Research
Scitable: Gene Expression and Regulation
Investigate gene expression with this collection of resources that explains how DNA is expressed to make RNA, how genes are turned "on" and "off", and what must occur for transcription to happen. The webpage explores gene expression by...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Rna Is an Intermediary
Watson and Crick knew that there had to be some type of molecule that was important in protein synthesis. That molecule was RNA. This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions...
Other
Gene Expression & Regulation
Provides some very straight forward information regarding genetic information an DNA. Find out about synthesizing proteins, the Central Dogma of molecular biology, and much more.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Genes, Dna, and Mutations
A good Access Excellence site with an introduction to the processes of transcription and translation, leading to a student modeling activity.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: From Gene to Protein Transcription and Translation
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Dragon Genetics II lab along with links to download Student Handouts in PDF and Word formats, and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF format. Students use paper models to learn transcription...