CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Transcription of Dna to Rna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] DNA is located in the nucleus. Proteins are made on ribosomes in the cytoplasm. Remember that information in a gene is converted into mRNA, which carries the...
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 10 28 13: Face Shape Secrets May Lie in 'Junk' Dna
Article reports that the secret to differences in face-shape may be found in the non-coding sequences of DNA, also known as "junk" DNA.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dna Technology Questions
Practice for the MCAT with these questions pertaining to DNA technology.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Making a Phylogenetic Tree Lesson Plan
Constructing phylogenetic trees may be a daunting task for students, but this lesson plan is a simulation of what molecular biologists must do to determine relationships. This plan is for students who have a good grasp of DNA structure...
University of Maryland
Univ. Of Maryland: Master of Chemical and Life Sciences: Dna Bracelets [Pdf]
Using a bead-bracelet simulation, construct a sequence of amino acids. Then, discover the effects of silent, point, and frameshift mutations.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Crispr Lets You Edit Dna
Andrea M. Henle examines the science behind gene editing tools such as CRISPR.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: What Makes a Dna Fingerprint Unique?
Do you like solving mysteries? In this experiment, you can find out how a DNA fingerprint can help you figure out whodunit. The answer might just be in the "sequence" of events.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Cycle Sequencing
An animated presentation depicting the Fred Sanger method of automated cycle sequencing reactions of DNA.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Interactive: Genome
This site is provided for by DNA Interactive. The genome is the entire endowment of genetic information. It is the "Book of life," on an organism. This site demonstrates the methods used to map and sequence the human genome and to...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Some Dna Can Jump
This article contains information on how DNA is repaired to prevent mutated damage from interrupting DNA processes.
Other
Sequence Manipulation Suite
A collection of JavaScript programs for generating, formatting, and analyzing short DNA and protein sequences. It is commonly used by molecular biologists, for teaching, and for program and algorithm testing.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Restriction
Animated slide show demonstrates the genetic engineering process of DNA restriction.
Other
Sequence Manipulation Suite: Random Protein Sequence
Random Protein Sequence generates a random sequence of the length specified by the user. Random sequences can be used to evaluate the significance of sequence analysis results.
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Sequencing Race Begins
This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" looks at one of the key players in the race to decode the human genome.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Overview of Transcription
Find out about the process of transcription, where the DNA sequence of a gene is transcribed to make an RNA molecule.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Overview: Gene Regulation in Bacteria
Get an overview of operons, regulatory DNA sequences, and regulatory genes. Also, explore repressor and activator proteins.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Dna Fingerprinting in Plants
Brief descriptions of four complex methods of DNA profiling in plants. Some advantages of DNA fingerprinting are also listed.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ornl: Genomics and Its Impact on Science
This site from the Human Genome Project for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the index page for chapters which include an introduction to genes, the mapping sequence of genes, and the impact and future of the Human Genome Project.
National Health Museum
Nhm: Amino Acid Sequences Show Evolution
This lesson plan focuses on differences in the amino acid sequence of hemoglobin and myoglobin proteins. They use the number of differences to create a phylogenetic tree.
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...
Other
North Dakota State: Dna Structure
A brief text overview of DNA structure and an introduction or mention of the various forms of DNA.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dna History and Dna Replication
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will take a look at the history of DNA. It lists all the scientists involved in the discovery of DNA. Students will also look at some of the basic facts about DNA and determine the sequence of...