RESOURCES
2. Genetic Information
| Video - The genetic information molecule | |
| 1. Nucleic acids | |
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Presentation - The discovery of the DNA double helix |
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Interactive activity - The structure of nucleic acids |
| 2. Nucleic acids and cell regulation | |
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Presentation - Severo Ochoa and the genetic code |
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Interactive activity - Translation |
| 3. The transmission of DNA: replication and division | |
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Interactive activity - The replication of DNA |
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Interactive activity - Cell division |
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Presentation - Cell division in prokaryotic cells |
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Presentation - Structure and types of chromosomes |
| 4. Mitosis and cytokinesis | |
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Video - Mitosis |
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Video - Preparation a sample of onion to observe mitosis |
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Interactive activity - The phases of mitosis |
| 5. Meiosis: a special type of cell division | |
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Video - Meiosis |
| 6. Comparing mitosis and meiosis | |
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Interactive activity - Differences and similarities between mitosis and meiosis |
| 7. The karyotype | |
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Video - Some laboratory materials |
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Video - Extracting the DNA from spinach cells |