DNA Synthesis & Alterations

DNA, the instructions for all life (except RNA viruses).  Everything living contains DNA and DNA, through the instructions of genes, is responsible for all of the different organisms inhabiting the planet, the vast diversity between and among species, and for making each one of us unique.  It is amazingly complex and simple at the same time.  In this unit we will examine the structure of DNA, replication process of DNA, and how cells divide through Mitosis.

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DNA Standards

Shelby Unit Summary

Resources

Lab Standards Explained
DNA Quizlet Set

History of DNA

• TedEd: Rosalind Franklin, DNA's unsung hero
• NOVA: Cracking the Code of Life
• The Discovery of DNA: Not just Watson & Crick
• CBS Sunday Morning: Henrietta Lack
• James Watson Ted Talk: How We Discovered DNA
• Meselson & Stahl Experiment Overview

Cell Cycle & Mitosis 

• Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated - CrashCourse Biology
• Cell Division as seen in Contrast Microscope
• Mitosis & Cytokinesis Animation
• How the Cell Cycle Works Animation
• The Cell Cycle - Cell's Alive
• The Cell Cycle - Wisconsin Online
• Introduction to Cancer Animations
• Centrosome vs Centromere

Gel Electrophoresis

• Utah Genetics Virtual Lab
• DNA Learning Center Gel Electrophoresis
• Preparing & Pouring Gel
• Loading a Gel for Electrophoresis
• Analyzing Gel Electrophoresis Results

DNA Structure

• What is a Gene?
• DNA Anatomy
• DNA Structure & Animation: Crash Course Videos

DNA Replication

• DNA Replication Flash Cards
• Introns & Exons Animation
• ​DNA Replication Animation: McGraw Hill
• DNA Replication Process Video

Notes & Lectures:

1.6 Cell Cycle & Division

2.7 & 7.1 DNA Replication

2.6 DNA Structure

Mitosis Cutouts