CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Transcription Advanced
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, illustrated article describing DNA transcription in detail from the preinitiation stage to termination.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: How to Crack the Code
Through a series of illustrations, learn about the physical carriers of inheritance. Discover facts about DNA, the blueprint of life, and RNA, the blueprint copy.
Nature Research
Scitable: Genomics
Get an in-depth look at the genome which includes all genes, regulatory sequences, and other information found in noncoding regions of DNA. Articles on webpage explores the large amount of information available about genes and DNA...
Other
Molecule of the Month: Dna (Java)
A good site that begins with the background and branches into the structure, function and applications of technology. This version of the page requires Java, and should open some applets that allow you to see the structures in 3-D.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce nucleic acids, including the two different types, their functions, and where they are found. It is 2 of 9 in the series titled "Nucleic Acids."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 6
This lesson will introduce nucleic acids, including the two different types, their functions, and where they are found. It is 6 of 9 in the series titled "Nucleic Acids."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 7
This lesson will introduce nucleic acids, including the two different types, their functions, and where they are found. It is 7 of 9 in the series titled "Nucleic Acids."
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 2
This lesson presents how the structure and function of nucleic acids pertain to living things. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids."
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Molecular Scissors
Ever used a pair of molecular scissors? Restriction enzymes are molecular scissors that cut DNA into pieces. Find out which enzymes will cut, and where by making a restriction map. Then you can figure out what will happen if you change...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: M Rna Splicing
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...
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Problemas Sobre Expression Genica en Eucariotas
With these series of problems presented here you can study the gene expression in eukaryotes, including topics such as post-transcriptional modifications, mRNA synthesis and RNA-DNA hybridization. The correct answers have a brief...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Gene Expression (Central Dogma)
Learn how genes in DNA can provide instructions for proteins. Understand the central dogma of molecular biology: DNA, RNA, protein.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Protein Synthesis
A website giving information on protein synthesis and the key players, RNA. Learn about the three types of RNA and how they work together to make proteins with instructions from DNA.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Reproduction, the Genome and Gene Expression
This lesson focuses on how genes, sections of the DNA, are formed including descriptions of transcription and translation. It provides links to a video and a test.
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Transcription: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain how the process of transcription is used to create RNA, complementary to a cell's DNA. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Transcription."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Transcription: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain how the process of transcription is used to create RNA, complementary to a cell's DNA. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Transcription."
National Institutes of Health
Nih: Deciphering the Genetic Code: Michael Nirenberg
Story of Michael Nirenberg and his colleagues deciphering of DNA.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Earth Cycles: The Phosphorus Cycle
An introduction to the significance of phosphorus in regards to living organisms. An explanation of the phosphorus cycle is discussed in different scenarios.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Start Codon
A start codon is a nucleotide triplet in a genetic sequence that occurs at the start of a protein's synthesis. Read about how this works and how a mutation can sometimes occur.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Purines and Pyrimidines
Purines and pyrimidines are nucleotides. Their properties are described here and their differences are highlighted. Includes examples of each.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 1
This lesson presents how the structure and function of nucleic acids pertain to living things. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids."
City University of New York
Brooklyn College: Genotype and Phenotype
In this informative site, you will find the definition of genotype and phenotype, an explanation of the relationship between genotype and phenotype, an example of a genetic trait, an explanation of the flow of information from DNA to...