Bio 109 Course-Related Links

Web Tools | Study Skills | Careers | Glossaries |Cytogenetics | Mendelian Genetics | Problem-Solving | Genetic DiseasesMolecular Biology | Biotechnology | Gene Therapy | Genome Projects | Forensics | Genetics of Animals | Behavior | Reproductive Technology | Ethics

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Free Web Tools and Software to Download:

• Macromedia Shockwave. http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/
• Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF files. http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html.
• Apple Quicktime http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/index.html

Study Skills:

• Effective Study Habits (great resource!) http://www.stthomas.edu/academicsupport/studyLinks/default.html

Careers in Genetics and Biotechnology:

• Guide to North American Graduate Training Programs In Human Genetics. http://www.ashg.org/genetics/ashg/pubs/tpguide/grad_training.shtml
• Genetic Technologists. http://www.agt-info.org
• Careers in Biotechnology. http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/CC/index.html
• Biotechnology: The Choice for Your Future. A Resource Guide." http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/CC/bio_intro.html
• Microbiology Resources for Students. http://www.asm.org/index.php/education/undergraduate-students.html

Glossaries of Genetic terms are available from the following sources:

• Department of Energy. http://www.bis.med.jhmi.edu/Dan/DOE/prim6.html
• Emporia State University. http://www.emporia.edu/biosci/genetics/glossary.htm
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute. http://www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/glossary/glossary.htm

Karyotypes and Cytogenetics:

• Web Assignment: Karyotyping Activity with 3 Cases, Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html
• Cytogenetics Gallery, University of Washington. http://www.pathology.washington.edu/Cytogallery/
  
• New Methods in Karyotyping, Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/current/new_karyotyping/new_karyotyping.html
• Trisomy 21: Story of Down Syndrome. http://www.ds-health.com/trisomy.htm
• FAQ of Down Syndrome. http://www.downsyndrome.com/

Mendel's principles and work:

• Mendel's original paper, 1865: Experiments in plant hybridization. 41 pages. http://www.esp.org/foundations/genetics/classical/gm-65-a.pdf
• Annotated version of Mendel's classic paper. http://www.esp.org/foundations/genetics/classical/gm-65-a.pdf
• http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookgenintro.html
• Mendialian Genetics, Biology Project, University of Arizona.  http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/mendelian_genetics.html
• Matching Game about Mendel's Laws.  http://www.quia.com/custom/3413main.html
• DNA from the Beginining: A multimedia primer on the basics of heredity. http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/?

Practice problems in genetics:

• Monohybrid (One-gene) Crosses, Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/monohybrid_cross/monohybrid_cross.html
• Sex-Linkage Problem Set I, Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/sex_linked_inheritance/sex_linked_inheritance.html
• Human Genetics, Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/human_genetics/human_genetics.html
• Blood Types Tutorial and Problems, Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/Intro.html
  http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/blood_types.html
• Color Blindness Problems, Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/color_blindness/color_blindness.html
• Dihybrid (Two-Gene) Crosses, Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/dihybrid_cross/dihybrid_cross.html
  
• Practice Pedigree Problems, Questions 4,5,10 of Human Genetics, Univ. Arizona.
• • http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/human_genetics/04Q.html
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• • http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/human_genetics/10Q.html

Specific Genetic Diseases:

• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). Catalog of human genes and genetic disorders.
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim&TabCmd=Limits
• Genetic Conditions Information and Support Groups. http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/
• Stalking a Lethal Gene, HHMI. (Cystic fibrosis discovery, research and testing) http://www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/pdf/GeneticTrail.pdf
• National PKU News. http://www.pkunews.org/

Basic Molecular Biology Concepts

• DNA Replication Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120076/bio23.swf
• Transcription Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/9834092339/student_view0/chapter15/mrna_synthesis__transcription_.html
• Protein Synthesis. Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120077/micro06.swf
• Interactive activity on DNA replication and protein synthesis. A Science Odyssey: You Try It. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna
• Molecular Biology Problem Set and Tutorial, biology Project, U. Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/molecular_bio/problem_sets/nucleic_acids/nucleic_acids_1.html
• Animated Molecular biology Tutorials, UCLA. http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/classes/lifesci/ls3/tutorials/gene_expression.html
• Transcription, Replication. Animation. Go to "Copying the Code" link (at bottom) and choose "Putting It Together" (at top) at http://www.dnai.org/a/index.html
• Translation. Animation and Interactive. Go to "Reading the Code" link (at bottom) and choose "Putting It Together" (at top) at http://www.dnai.org/a/index.html

Genetic Engineering Techniques

• Restriction Endonucleases. Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120078/bio37.swf
• DNA Restriction. Interactive. http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/restriction.html
• Steps in Cloning a Gene. Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120078/micro10.swf
• Cloning 101. Interactive. http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/cloning101.html
• Early Genetic Engineering Experiment. Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120078/bio38.swf
• cDNA, Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120078/bio_h.swf
• Polymerase Chain Reaction. Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120078/micro15.swf
• Polymerase Chain Reaction. Interactive. http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/pcr.html
• Microarray, Animation. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120078/micro50.swf
• DNA Array. Interactive. http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/dnaarray.html
• GeneChips. Interactive. http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/dnachip.html
• Animated tutorial on DNA Fingerprinting via Southern Blotting, (requires Shockwave). http://vector.cshl.org/resources/aboutdnafingerprinting.html
• Animated tutorial and True Cases in DNA Fingerprinting, (requires Shockwave).
• Model Organisms used in research. Interactive. http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/model_organisms.html
• How Embryonic Stem Cell Lines are Made. Interactive. http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/stemcells.html
• How Alu Jumps. Interactive. http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/alu.html
  
• The rest of the page still needs to be updated.

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