Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Transcription Factors
Find out some general and specific transcription factors. Learn about transcription initiation complex and looping as well as combinatorial regulation.
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.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Barbara Mc Clintock
Learn how Barbara McClintock made a number of groundbreaking discoveries in genetics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Transcription Factors Advanced
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This article complete with labeled diagrams, key vocabulary terms, and review questions explains the different factors involved in transcription.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Protein Synthesis and Gene Expression
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The DNA sequence contains the instructions to place units called amino acids into a specific order. When these amino acid are assembled in that specific order,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Protein Classification
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The structure and function of proteins.
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: Biology: Proteins
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and function of proteins.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Ribosomes and Mitochondria
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the structure and function of ribosomes and mitochondria.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Types of Rna
A brief overview presenting the three types of RNA responsible for protein synthesis in the cell.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Breakfast Proteins
Model the process of transcription and translation with this simple activity using cereal chains.
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.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Animal Organization Digestion Aqa
This lesson focuses on the structures of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids including defining terms, a brief discussion of what they do, and diagrams of each. It also provides a link to a test.
Other
Clark County Schools: Rna & Protein Synthesis: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
This is one lesson in a larger learning module. In it, students investigate the essential question: How does DNA get the genetic message out so proteins can be built?
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Protein Synthesis Study Guide
This study guide on protein synthesis covers key terminology, protein molecules and the genetic code, RNA types and their roles, transcription, translation, and a few misconceptions. It is available for download with free registration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Central Dogma
Test your knowledge on the central dogma of biology with this multiple choice quiz.
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Khan Academy: Protein Synthesis
A website giving information on protein synthesis and the key players, RNA. Learn about the three types of RNA and how they work together to make proteins with instructions from DNA.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Role of Glycolysis and Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Fatty Acid Synthesis
Read this passage and study the graphics to complete the five-question quiz over the role of glycolysis and the pentose-phosphate pathway in fatty acid synthesis.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Protein Synthesis in the Cellular Factory Quiz
Try this quiz about RNA's role in protein synthesis.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dna and Protein Synthesis in the Cell
In this lesson, students learn how DNA fits into chromosomes, how chromosomes relate to the human body, DNA replication, and protein synthesis.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.7 Protein Synthesis
Learn how the human body builds proteins.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Early Experiments on the Genetic Code
Read a passage about early experiments on the genetic code and answer the follow-up questions.