Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Rna Splicing
See how DNA is transcribed into RNA and spliced to remove non-coding regions, leaving only the protein-coding regions, called exons. [1:37]
University of Missouri
Biotech Adventures: Rna
This competent site provides a basic introduction to RNA and then focuses on composition, transcription, and processing.
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]
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Transcription
Decent text based description of transcription. Good background.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: Transcription
A discussion of the three forms of RNA in a higher level fashion than most sites. More depth, higher vocabulary needed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Transcription of Dna to Rna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses transcription in protein synthesis.
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.
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]
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.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Transcription From Dna to M Rna
Access Excellence offers a graphical representation of the process of transcription from DNA to mRNA. A short explanation accompanies the diagram.
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nucleic Acids
Discover the structure and function of DNA and RNA, and understand nucleotides and polynucleotides.
Nature Research
Scitable: Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
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...
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...
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]
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Codon Chart
Explains the workings of the codon translation chart which provides the keys to the structure of amino acids. Includes a widget where one can input a nucleotide triplet combination and see which amino acid it represents. Includes RNA and...
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.
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.
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."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Stages of Transcription
An in-depth looks at how transcription works including initiation, elongation, and termination.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.8 Transcription
Understand process of constructing an mRNA molecule from DNA is known as transcription.
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...
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.