Unit 5 - DNA to Proteins & Genetic Engineering
Video Links
History of DNA – Part 1 – https://youtu.be/IYjzsVafMEY
History of DNA – Part 2 – https://youtu.be/kRnJ6T0K85M
Structure of DNA – https://youtu.be/a2sohV2z0zk
DNA Replication – https://youtu.be/qqLN8AUfnwA
Protein Synthesis Overview - https://youtu.be/6ZEKZSo4p4o
Transcription – https://youtu.be/Roa7WXnD2LU
Translation – https://youtu.be/fqMEHJuTTBI
Transcription & Translation Example - https://youtu.be/6d9jwyZr6V4
Controlling Transcription - https://youtu.be/oW92iM4UuGg
Lac Operon Model – https://youtu.be/4HwGKrXVzdU
Controlling Protein Production Overview – https://youtu.be/vekVs5lrB30
Post-transcriptional Controls – https://youtu.be/HhpZWfaT_jQ
Discoveries that led to Genetic Engineering - https://youtu.be/NJrYa6R9ZpI
Restriction Enzymes - https://youtu.be/l5DTJ29-xaM
pGlO Lab Overview - https://youtu.be/5jyjtC3D8z8
Unit Outcomes
DNA TO PROTEIN
Understand the scientific process of discovery that lead to the structure and function of DNA
Know what makes up a nucleotide & the base pairing rules of DNA
Understand
Understand how DNA makes more of itself (Replication), also how it can find mistakes and repair itself
Understand reproductive cloning
Understand the differences between DNA and RNA
Understand how RNA is made from a DNA strand (Transcription
Know the function of the three types of RNA
Understand introns and exons and how one gene can actually produce many different proteins
Understand the purpose of a Codon and Anticodon
Understand the process of creating a chain of amino acids from RNA (Translation)
Understand different mutations and how they can affect the code.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Understand the process of cloning DNA and creating plasmids
Understand how Plasmids are used to transfer genes between organisms
Understand how Antibiotic resistance can be passed from one cell to another
Understand how restriction enzymes work and the importance of them to genetic engineering
Understand how Gel Electrophoresis separates segments of DNA