Sophia Learning
Sophia: Types of Rna: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce the three types of RNA and describe how they are used within a cell. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Types of RNA."
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Protein Synthesis
A look at protein synthesis in words and pictures. This website discusses the processes of replication, transcription, and translation. Also covered is Beadle and Tatum research that explains that one gene codes for one polypeptide....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nucleic Acids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and function of nucleic acids.
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: Protein Synthesis, Part 1: Transcription
This lesson will cover the process of transcription and its role in protein synthesis.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Transcription
Decent text based description of transcription. Good background.
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: What Is a Stop Codon?
A stop codon is a nucleotide triplet in messenger RNA that signals the end of a protein during the translation process. Read about how this works, the different types of stop codons, and how a mutation can sometimes occur.
Nature Research
Scitable: Gene Expression and Regulation
Investigate gene expression with this collection of resources that explains how DNA is expressed to make RNA, how genes are turned "on" and "off", and what must occur for transcription to happen. The webpage explores gene expression by...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Genes, Dna, and Mutations
A good Access Excellence site with an introduction to the processes of transcription and translation, leading to a student modeling activity.
![The Nobel Prize: James D. Watson Nobel Lecture [Pdf] Primary](http://content.lessonplanet.com/resources/thumbnails/410142/large/bwluav9tywdpy2symdiwmduymc0ynzaxms0xexizbwjtlmpwzw.jpg?1589985576 "The Nobel Prize: James D. Watson Nobel Lecture [Pdf] Primary")
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: James D. Watson Nobel Lecture [Pdf]
Read James Dewey Watson's Nobel Lecture "The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins." This lecture, originally given December 11, 1962, is provided in PDF format.
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Codons: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce codons, and describe how they are used in protein synthesis. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Codons."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Codons: Lesson 5
This lesson will introduce codons, and describe how they are used in protein synthesis. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Codons."
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.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription Translation: Transcription Advanced
Visualize the main driving force behind molecular biology, where DNA makes RNA, and RNA makes protein. [1:53]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Translation Advanced
Dig a little deeper into the intricate role of RNA in DNA translation during the process of protein synthesis. [3:03]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Translation
This animation demonstrates the process of RNA translation that ultimately results in a new protein. [2:04]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Regulation After Transcription
Learn the importance of alternative splicing, miRNAs, and siRNAs, translation initiation factors, and protein modifications during the process of protein synthesis.
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.
Other
Molecular Biology Notebook: Transcription
Learn about transcription using this visual graphic and detailed list of the various steps that take place during the process.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Translation
For the section including translation, go to "the genetic code" chapter in the table of contents. This explanation includes diagrams and illustrations as well as a codon code table.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the central dogma of molecular biology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This module states and explains the central dogma of molecular biology which was conceived by Francis Crick.