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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule, Dna Unzip

For Students 9th - 10th
The DNA double helix contains two sequences of nucleotide code letters than run along the molecule. Untwist the spiral and DNA can be seen as two parallel strands. That's why its sometimes called the double helix. Unzip the strands and...
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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: Triple Helix

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of how the triple-helix DNA model was a precursor to the accepted double-helix model of our DNA. [0:27]
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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Molecule: Chargaff's Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about base pairing in DNA, and how the ratios of adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine are equal. [0:47]
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Graphic
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker! New Pair of Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
PBS

Nova: Journey Into Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the structure and function of DNA using this animated presentation.
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Activity
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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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Dna Molecule Two Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence provides an excellent graphic showing the structure of the DNA molecule and its components.
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Structure of the Dna Molecule

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a history of the discovery and study of DNA and its structure. Links to a graphic, other references, and classroom activities.
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Activity
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Extract Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Dissect strawberries and use common household ingredients to successfully extract and examine the strawberry DNA.
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Graphic
University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Biotech Adventure: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
DNA Helix, DNA structure, DNA bases, Nucleotides, strands of DNA, Bonding in DNA, and bonding between bases are the topics delved into in this thorough site.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Francis Crick

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Francis Crick, British molecular biologist, physicist, and neuroscientist who jointly won a Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids.
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Handout
PBS

Nova: Picturing the Molecules of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Retrace the development of our knowledge of nucleic acids by viewing pictures of nucleic acids (both DNA and RNA) taken in 1952, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1984 and 2001.
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Dna Sequencing (Dry Lab Activity)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an advanced level hands-on activity to explain the Di-deoxy sequencing of DNA.
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Graphic
University of Missouri

Biotech Adventures: Dna Replication

For Students 9th - 10th
Replication 1, Replication 2, 5'to 3' direction, polymerase replication, and ligase replication are the topics delved into in this complete site. The text is supplemented with animation for clarity.
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Activity
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.