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.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Gene Switches
Colorful, easy-to-understand slideshow on gene switches. These embryonic gene switches play a powerful, predominant role in the animal's basic body plan and other early functions. 8/1/2007
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.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker! New Pair of Genes
This article provides a discussion of DNA and how it replicates. Includes a chromosome map of a human male, a close-up of chromosomes just before cell division and a close up of a DNA molecule.
Sumanas
Sumanas Inc: Life: The Science of Biology: Dna Chip Technology
A new way of testing DNA samples uses a chip. This allows scientists to examine thousands of genes instead of just one at a time.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Meiosis in Lily Anther Microsporocytes
This cell biology page is illustrated with photographs of plant meiosis taking place in a cell.
Curated OER
Reel Classics: Elizabeths Gene Kelly Page
This Reel Classics site dedicated to Gene Kelly, his film work, and music. Includes links to more information, biographical information about Kelly and dance partners, and music samples.
Curated OER
Reel Classics: Elizabeths Gene Kelly Page
This Reel Classics site dedicated to Gene Kelly, his film work, and music. Includes links to more information, biographical information about Kelly and dance partners, and music samples.
Curated OER
Reel Classics: Elizabeths Gene Kelly Page
This Reel Classics site dedicated to Gene Kelly, his film work, and music. Includes links to more information, biographical information about Kelly and dance partners, and music samples.
Curated OER
Reel Classics: Elizabeths Gene Kelly Page
This Reel Classics site dedicated to Gene Kelly, his film work, and music. Includes links to more information, biographical information about Kelly and dance partners, and music samples.
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University: Biology: Presentation: Pedigree Analysis
(Requires Microsoft PowerPoint or OpenOffice Impress.) This presentation discusses the goals of pedigree analyis and uses example of how the process is performed.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Allopatric Speciation
These images from the Smithsonian Institution depict Nancy Knowlton's work with snapping shrimp in Panama. Knowlton found that the closing of the isthmus -- dividing the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean -- resulted in new species of shrimp.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Biodiversity
Find information about diversity among genes, species, and ecosystems that helps answer questions about the importance of biodiversity and how we can save species from extinction.
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.
Curated OER
On the Town (1949) Gene Kelly/stanley Donen Kelly, Sinatra
A collection of links, images, and other information about movie and musical star Ann Miller.
Curated OER
Writing Fix: Your Glorious Gene Pool: Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
Front cover of the book Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cancer: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain how cancer is caused by a gene mutation. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Cancer."
Curated OER
Time Magazines 2002 Best Inventions: Tomato Vaccine
Details the work of an Arizona State University biologist to produce a tomato that carries an E. coli bacteria gene that will help people fight off infections.
Curated OER
Genetically Modified Rice
Scientists inserted daffodil genes and other genetic material into ordinary rice to make this golden rice. The result is a strain of rice that provides vitamin A, a nutrient missing from the diets of many people who depend on rice as a...
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