Unit 6: Gene Activity and Biotechnology

DNA

• Lecture Materials: Chapter 16 notes, Bozeman DNA&RNA part 1, Prezi - History of DNA

• Models and Animations: Molecular Workbench, HHMI-DNA replication

Transcription and Translation

• Lecture Materials: Chapter 17 notes, Bozeman DNA/RNA part 2, Prezi-The Central Dogma

• Models and Animations: vCELL

• Genes: LCT, HBB, BRCA1, ATP1A3, HOXA13, CFTR, RAB27A, GH1,

Regulation of Gene Expression

• Lecture Materials: Chapter 18 notes, Bozeman-Gene Regulation, Bozeman-The Operon, Prezi-Gene Regulation

• Models and Animations:

• Science Friday: How diet and exercise affect your genes?

Virology

• Lecture Materials: Chapter 19 notes, Bozeman-Viral Reproduction, Prezi-Viruses

• Models and Animations:

Biotechnology

• Lecture Materials: Chapter 20 notes, Bozeman-Molecular Biology, Prezi-Biotechnology

• Models and Animations:

Genomes and their Evolution

• Lecture Materials: Chapter 21 notes, Prezi-Genetics: A Systems Approach

• Models and Animations:

Study Materials

• Quizlet of Vocabulary

• Vocabulary

• Sample FRQs

HHMI Biointeractive Click & Learns:

• Structure and Function of Telomeres

• DNA Sequence Assembly

• Microarray Manufacturing Technology

• How to Analyze DNA Microarray Data

• Virochip DNA Microarray

• Visualizing Gene Expression Patterns

• Retroviruses and Viral Diversity

• Genetic Switches

• RNA Interference

• RNA Diversity

• The Proteasome and Protein Regulation

• The p53 Gene and Cancer

HHMI Biointeractive Virtual Labs:

• Stickleback Evolution

• Transgenic Flies

John Kyrk Animations:

• DNA Structure

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

• Chromosome Structure

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Viruses

Learn.Genetics Resources:

• Tour of Basic Genetics

• Characteristics of Inheritance

• Molecules of Inheritance

• Genetic Variation

• Chromosomes and Inheritance

• Epigenetics

• Genetic Science

• Genetic Disorders

• Family Health History

• Gene Therapy

• Biotechnology Virtual Labs

• Cloning

PHET Simulations:

Gene Expression- The Basics:

Gene Machine- The Lac Operon: