Educational Tools and Resources
Here you will find a growing collection of educational teaching materials. The number in brackets reflects our recommended age for the suitability of the resource.
Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis - Map makers of the plant kingdom (16+)
- Arabidopsis thaliana Plant Genome Database - Gene Structure Annotation (18+/Undergrad)
- DNA in the Garden - Families and Friends (16+)
- The Arabidopsis Book (18+/Undergrad)
Genetics and Inheritance
- SCIbermonkey: Inheritance and selection (year 9 )
- Children Resemble their Parents (14+)
- Genetics Home Reference Handbook (14+)
- Tour of the Basics - What is inheritance? (14+)
DNA in the Cell Nucleus
- DNA and Proteins are Key Molecules of the Cell Nucleus (14+)
- The Human Genome (14+)
- DNA, Chromatin and Chromosomes (16+)
- What Happens to Chromosomes During Sexual Reproduction - Meiosis (16+)
- What Happens to Chromosomes When Cells Divide - Mitosis (16+)
DNA and Gene Expression
- DNA in the Garden - DNA a Matter of Size and Sequence (14+)
- Genes can be Turned On and Off (14+)
- Different Genes are Active in Different Cells (14+)
Gene Expression and Development
Non-coding DNA Repeats and Transposons
- Some DNA does not Encode Protein (14+)
- Transposons: Shifting Segments of the Genome (18+/Undergrad)
Stem Cells and Cloning
- Learn Genetics - What is a stem cell? (12+)
- Learn Genetics - What are some different types of stem cells? (12+)
- Looking at Cells (16+)
- Looking at Cells (16+) SPANISH
- Therapeutic Cloning (16+)
- What are Stem Cells? (16+)
- Stem Cell Therapy: Ethical Issues (Nuffield Council for Bioethics, 2000) (18+)
General
- Dolan DNA Learning Center (16+)
- DNA From the Beginning - An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity. (14+)
- Interactive, inquiry-based biology simulations and exercises designed in a range of areas including genetics (16+)
- NCBI Science Primers - Introductions to molecular genetics, bioinformatics, genome mapping and more (16+)
- Sequence for Yourself - How genetic sequencing is done (16+)
