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DNA replication theory
Diagramatic representation of the replication of DNA. This is the process by which the cell makes a copy of its existing DNA before it divides. This therefore ensures that each new cell receives a full complement of DNA. The DNA polymerase enzyme can only add new bases in the 5'-3' direction. This leads to...
DNA Sequence Bracelets
From the Sanger Institute, this craft based activity suitable for classroom use or science festivals where students make a DNA sequence bracelet that carries part of the code of an organism such as a human, trout, chimpanzee or butterfly.
The activity reinforces the principle of complementary base pairs as...
DNA Sequencing
From the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, this animation shows a detailed overview of the processes involved in the dideoxy or Sanger method for sequencing DNA. This is the method used to sequence the human genome. The animation demonstrates the principles and techniques involved in the Sanger sequencing method,...
DNA sequencing - the Sanger method
In this method, the DNA is used as a template to generate a set of fragments that differ in length from each other by a single base. The fragments are then...
The place of DNA in the story of life and evolution is presented here and explained by means of models to cut out and glue together. There are also other models which shed light on nucleotides, viruses and protein...
DNA to Protein - Transcription and Translation
This animation, from the Wellcome Trust, illustrates how the DNA code is used to build protein molecules inside our cells.
It shows how, during the process of transcription, polymerase unzips the DNA and uses it as a...
DNA video
This video journeys into the human cell revealing DNA.
Courtesy: National Human Genome Research Institute.
This resource is part of the Post 16 genetics and genomics collection of resources.
A collection of resources covering DNA, genes and chromosomes. This collection is part of the Post 16 genetics and genomics collection.
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and author of the international bestseller 'The double helix', tells the story of the amazing molecule since its discovery fifty years ago, following modern...
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