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University of Washington
Genome Sciences Education Outreach: Build an Animal [Pdf]
Lesson plan focuses on basic genetic principles and indirectly models meiosis. Young scholars learn that each species is tremendously diverse and that genes play a major role in determining this diversity.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Genetic Inheritance Follows Certain Rules
Find out what happened when Mendel crossed two hybrid pea plants. The animations do a good job explaining why these crosses produce a 3:1 ratio of traits.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetics Science Learning Center: learn.genetics: Clone Zone
Interactive time line on the history of cloning over the last one hundred years. Includes detailed explanations and short animations.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Modern Genetics
Try your hand at mating dragons to learn about genetic recombination, meiosis, and inherited traits. Understand how chromosomes separate in meiosis with a science animation. Then change alleles for the dragons to see what happens to...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Gel Electrophoresis
Simulate the process of gel electrophoresis with this interactive animation. It's a rather detailed and engaging activity.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetics Science Learning Center: Stickleback Evolution
Compare the freshwater stickleback with its saltwater relative and trace the evolutionary changes of the fish. Includes a lecture by Dr. David Kingley, as well as an animation showing the evolution of the stickleback in an Alaskan lake.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: What Makes a Firefly Glow?
Ever wonder how a firefly creates light? Trace the process of light production in a firefly from transcription to the production of light as you watch this informative animation.
Other
Eureka Science: Genetic Engineering
Explanation of how genetic engineering works. Analogy with molecular scissors cutting a "sentence" of DNA. Has nice animations.
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...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Learn About Genetics: Genes & Inheritance
An animation introducing the basic concepts of cells, DNA, recessive inheritance, and Punnett squares.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Rna Was the First Genetic Molecule
RNA is now considered to be the first molecule that could transmit information. This article looks at the scientists and experiments that developed this idea. Article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and...
California State University
Linkage Animation
This animation takes the learner through the steps of linkage and tells how linkage is different from other processes. There is a small quiz available once the animation is finished.
California State University
Recombination Animation
This animation focuses on Recombination and the stages that take place during this process. It tells what makes this process different from others, and once it is finished a quiz is offered to check comprehension.
California State University
Transcription Animation
This Transcription animation shows the steps that are taken during the process. Once finshed, there is a small quiz offered to check for comprehension.
California State University
T Test Animation
This animation shows how to use a T-Table, and then goes through a scenario to help illustrate use of the T-Table. Once finished, a small quiz is offered to check for comprehension.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: What Is a Stem Cell?
Animated tutorial with captions shows how stem cells play many important roles in our bodies from conception through adulthood.
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
Dna From the Beginning: Sex Linked Hemophilia in the Royal Romanov Family
An animated pedigree clearly explains the way hemophilia was inherited in the Romanov family. Interpreting pedigrees and sex-linked crosses should be much easier to understand after going through this tutorial.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Genes and Inheritance
A complete, student-paced lesson on genetics and inheritance. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Genes Come in Pairs
This animated lesson will explain how genes are inherited in pairs, one from the mother and one from the father.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Some Genes Are Dominant
Learn about the principle of dominance as you watch animations showing Mendel's experiments with pea plants. Find out what happened when he crossed plants that produced green seeds with those that produced yellow seeds.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Polycystic Kidney Disease
There is plenty of general information about Polycystic Kidney Disease at this interactive site. You can find videos, interviews, animations, and explanations about many topics including: treatment, causes, testing, incidence, and symptoms.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Polymerase Chain Reaction
An interactive, self-paced lesson on polymerase chain reaction. Students read information and watch descriptive animations to aid in understanding. A self-check quiz follows the activity.