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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.
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Hypertextbook: Large Molecules
This is a good, in-depth reference for the study of macromolecules in biology - lipids, proteins and carbohydrates. Includes images and links to other sources as well as a quiz for students to check understanding.
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National Center for Biotechnology Education: Dna50: Dna50 Trivia Quiz
Test your knowledge of the history of DNA and the discovery of the double helix model in this twenty-question trivia quiz.
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Cambridge Hands on Science: C Ha Os Science Roadshow: Kiwi Dna
Engaging, hands-on experiment where learners identify the DNA of a kiwi.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.: Basics of Recombinant Dna
What is rDNA? What are the three different methods by which rDNA is made? How does it work? Why is it important? Find all this and also discover what the future holds for rDNA. After learning all this information, take the interactive...
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British Columbia Institute of Technology: Extraction of Dna
A lab experiment to extract DNA from an onion using household equipment. Procedure includes both videos and pictures.
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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.
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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.
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Putting Dna to Work: The Dna Sequence
Get a feel for how to read a DNA sequence from several links located on this site.
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North Dakota State: Central Dogma
Information about how DNA is viewed in modern biology (it is at the center) and what its role is.
National Institutes of Health
U.s. National Library of Medicine: Pub Med Online Training
Learn how to gain access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine database of citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Molecular Genetics: Chapter Test Practice
Try these nineteen questions which serve as a chapter review over concepts in molecular genetics.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Dna: The Genetic Material: Self Check Quiz
Four self-checking quiz questions over DNA complete with quick, click-able hints.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Dna, Rna, and Protein: Self Check Quiz
Try this quick, five question comprehension check over DNA, RNA, and protein. Each question has a hint available, as well as a self-checking feature.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Genetics and Biotechnology: Chapter Test Practice
Fifteen multiple choice review questions over genetics and biotechnology. After the quiz, the self-checking feature allows students to see which were the correct answers.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Dna Technology: Self Check Quiz
Try these five self-checking quiz questions over DNA technology. Click on hints to see information about each question.
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Genetics: Dna Replication
Provides the three models of replication and shows how they would create different DNA strands. Good graphics and explanations.
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Molecular Biology Notebook: Transcription
Learn about transcription using this visual graphic and detailed list of the various steps that take place during the process.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour Extra: 200 Years Later, Darwin's Theories Still Inspire
Explore this concise article detailing Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution and follow with discussion questions.
Natural History Museum
Nhm: From Bodies to Bones and Back Again
Can dinosaurs be recreated like in the movie Jurassic Park? This resource describes the reality of re-creating a genetic blueprint of dinosaurs.
John Wiley & Sons
Interactive Concepts in Biochemistry: Restriction Digestion/gel Electrophoresis
Tutorial explains the processes of restriction digestion and gel electrophoresis and provides an interactive exercise to further your understanding.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Rosalind Franklin (1920 1958)
Access Excellence provides a biography of Rosalind Franklin and her role in explaining DNA's structure.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Modeling Dna Hybridization
View this simulation of DNA Hybridization.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Wolf Pack in a Bottle: Dna Simulation
This lesson plan can be used to illustrate the principle of electrophoresis without the equipment. Paper chromatography can be used to separate dye just like electrophoresis will separate DNA. The lab also covers DNA analysis for an...