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DNA from the Beginning is an animated tutorial on DNA, genes and heredity. The science behind each concept is explained... see more
Key biological concepts animated as narrated and stepped tutorials, along with quizzes.
An educational site focused on modern human genetics analysis. Has both on-line activities and instructions for labs and... see more
Protein Explorer became non-operational about 2008. It is replaced with FirstGlance.Jmol.Org (for guided exploration of... see more
A virtual lab where you carry out the sequential steps to isolate bacterai, purify DNA, PCR amplify the DNA, sequence the... see more
Tutorials and interactive quizzes covering monohybrid, dihybrid, and sex-linked crosses. Part of "The Biology Project",... see more
A digitized activity on human karyotyping chromosomes from actual human genetic case studies to determine possible... see more
The Virtual Genetics Lab (VGL) is a simulation of transmission genetics that approximates, as closely as possible, the... see more
This is a series of 14 online biology lab simulations for an AP Biology course. Each simulation has a text overview of... see more
Shockwave animations of PCR, Southern Blotting, Cycle Sequencing, Ac/Ds transposition and three case studies using DNA... see more
A large collection of small java simulations that illustrate various aspects of evolution. Topics covered include... see more
A lecture aid for use in the classroom, to provide figures, and for student exploration. Provides interactive... see more
Three tutorials on basic genetics, covering Mendelain inheritance, proabability and punnet squares, and extensions to... see more
A 3-dimensional, interactive, animated nonlinear tutorial on the structure of DNA. The user can choose among several... see more
This simulation/tutorial is completed in three stages. In the first stage, students work with a mentor to create a... see more
A series of 97 Cinematic Lectures (cinelectures) for an Introduction to Metabolism, Genes, and Development introductory... see more
DNA - Ethical Issues
This site is an interactive, self-grading set of genetics problems. The problems range from simple segregation to... see more
A karyotype is an organized outline of a person's chromosome. This interactive exploration permits the user to organize... see more
Students use DNA sequences from Human, Neanderthal, Chimpanzee, Gorrilla and Orangutan mitochondrial D-loop to perform a... see more
This site contains an animation of the process of translation during protein synthesis. The user is able to control the... see more
Five tutorials covering basic cell structures, cell reproduction (mitosis and meiosis), recombinations and linkage, sex... see more
This site compares a DNA or protein sequence to all of the sequences in Genbank and produces a list of the best matches.
Three tutorials about human blood, covering the different types of blood cells, ABO blood types and Rh blood types. Each... see more