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Handout
Nature Research

Scitable: Nucleic Acid Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an in-depth look at the importance of DNA with this library of information on nucleic acid structure and function. Understand the structure and function of DNA by exploring topics in the chemical structure of DNA, organization of DNA...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Dna: The Book of You

For Students 9th - 10th
This video explains how DNA works and what it does, relating it to an instruction manual for building an organism. [4:29] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: M Rna Splicing

For Students 9th - 10th
Once a gene has been located and transcribed into mRNA, it must first be edited before it can be translated into a protein. This editing process is called splicing it involves removing non-coding regions called "introns", leaving only...
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Handout
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Transcription From Dna to M Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence offers a graphical representation of the process of transcription from DNA to mRNA. A short explanation accompanies the diagram.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Eukaryotic Pre M Rna Processing

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the role of the chemical groups on the ends of the pre-mRNA called the 5' cap and poly-A tail. Also learn about splicing, introns, and exons.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Protein Synthesis, Part 1: Transcription

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will cover the process of transcription and its role in protein synthesis.