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Curated OER

Thymine

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Rosalind Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about a recent book on Rosalind Franklin and the contribution she made to the discovery and identification of "The substance of life -- the structure of DNA."
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Eukaryotic Pre M Rna Processing

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the role of the chemical groups on the ends of the pre-mRNA called the 5' cap and poly-A tail. Also learn about splicing, introns, and exons.
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University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Transcription

For Students 9th - 10th
Decent text based description of transcription. Good background.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Unit 5: Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Lists vocabulary terms associated with the structure, function, and replication of DNA.
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University of Arizona

The Biology Project: The Cell Cycle & Mitosis Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cell Biology Project at the University of Arizona provides an explanation of mitosis, DNA basics, diagrams and a practice exercise.
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Other

Society for General Microbiology: Bacteria

For Students 9th - 10th
Bacteria are single celled microbes. The cell structure is simpler than that of other organisms as there is no nucleus or membrane bound organelles. Instead their control centre containing the genetic information is contained in a single...
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New York University

Model of the Four Nucleotide Bases in Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
The 3-D model of Cytosine (C), Uracil (U), Adenine (A), and Guanine (G), the four nucleotide bases in RNA. Requires the CHIME plug-in to view the models, or they can be viewed statically in .gif format
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Rna: The Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
A website reviewing over the basics of the RNA nucleotide.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain College: Cell Division and Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a holistic and complete meiosis lesson with illustrations, animations, glossary, and links. Extremely detailed and helpful site.

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