Curated OER
The Molecular Basis of Inheritance Study Guide
In this biology worksheet, students use an interactive worksheet with 9 questions that ask them to review many parts of the concepts.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Dna, Rna, and Protein Synthesis
In this online mini-course learners distinguish between the structure, functions, and processes involved with DNA and RNA.
Other
Acadia University: Structure of Dna and Rna
This site from the Acadia University provides the basic structure of DNA and RNA and a decent compare/contrast between the two.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Rna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of RNA, its three main types and their functions are discussed in this tutorial. After completing this activity, students will be able to compare DNA to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Transcription of Dna to Rna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] DNA is located in the nucleus. Proteins are made on ribosomes in the cytoplasm. Remember that information in a gene is converted into mRNA, which carries the...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Dna and Rna
This article discusses the findings leading to the discovery of DNA as genetic material.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids
An article investigating the structure of DNA and RNA.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Rna Is an Intermediary
Watson and Crick knew that there had to be some type of molecule that was important in protein synthesis. That molecule was RNA. This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions...
University of Oxford (UK)
University of Oxford: Proteins and Nucleic Acids: Information Carriers
This chapter takes a look at proteins and nucleic acids as information carriers. Discover why the arrangement of atoms is of special importance.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 2
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Transcription of Dna to Rna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The process of transcription is defined and discussed in protein synthesis. Students will learn about mRNA processing and know the significance of polyadenylation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Rna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of RNA and its three main types.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Dna Rna Protein
Through illustrations and data, viewers will understand either basic or advanced levels of DNA replication, RNA transcription, and protein translation. Click on images to move through this interactive program.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nucleic Acids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Online activity covers the structure and function of nucleic acids. Students will learn about nucleotides, the different types of nitrogenous bases, and the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nucleic Acids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In ths module, discover the structure of a single nucleotide and how that structure leads to the overall structure of DNA and RNA.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Some Viruses Have Rna
Some viruses use RNA and reverse transcription to function. This article covers the scientists and experiments that made this discovery. Article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Bringing Rna Into View
What molecules were involved in the origin of life? This series explores the roles of RNA, DNA, and protein. Special attention is given to RNA because of its ability to perform several tasks necessary for life processes. All of the...
McGraw Hill
The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc.: Rna
This brief site provides a comparison of DNA and RNA along with a brief explanation of the role of RNA within the cell.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Rn Ai: Slicing, Dicing and Serving Your Cells
RNA, the genetic messenger, makes sure the DNA recipe gives your cells exactly what they ordered. But sometimes that means inhibiting some other RNA that got the recipe wrong. This process is called RNA interference (RNAi), and it acts...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nucleic Acids
Discover the structure and function of DNA and RNA, and understand nucleotides and polynucleotides.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Eukaryotic Pre M Rna Processing
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Dna: The Human Body Recipe
As a class, students work through an example showing how DNA provides the "recipe" for making our body proteins. They see how the pattern of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine) forms the double helix ladder shape of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 3
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 4
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."