CUTTING and PASTING DNA. Hannah and Mekai

CLICK HERE to access a great animation on recombinant DNA

GENETICS

QUESTIONS: 
1. How does the zygote develop into a multicellular organism?
2. What process forms sex cells?
2. What do genes code for?

DNA REPLICATION

Thanks Miles, It is a good animation for DNA REPLICATION. It explains what semi-conservative means.

DNA REPLICATION ANIMATION

CLICK HERE for an animation on DNA Replication.
QUESTIONS:
1. Why does DNA need to duplicate prior to cell division?
2. Why is DNA replication semiconservative?
3. Why is DNA a twisted ladder (double helix)

MEIOSIS SONG

QUESTIONS:
1. What do the couples of chromosomes represent?
2. What is the importance of crossing over? What is exchanged during crossing over?

Thanks Annika!

MITOSIS SONG

Thanks Annika for sharing this!
CATCHY MITOSIS SONG

Examining Gene Therapy As Treatment For Blindness

NPR INTERVIEW: Examining Gene Therapy As Treatment For Blindness.
Any thoughts?
How does Gene Therapy work?

MEIOSIS ANIMATION and QUIZ

CLICK HERE for a narrated animation on Meiosis. You can take a 4 question quiz after watching the animation. How did you do?

A Baby Please. Blond, Freckles.Hold the Colic

Interesting article on genetic engineering. This article can help you with the third quarter project
Any thoughts??? How is genetic engineering beneficial for society?

MEIOSIS: CROSSING OVER

QUESTIONS: 
What is the importance of sexual reproduction?
What do homologous chromosomes have in common?

MITOSIS SONG

MISTOSIS SONG

ASEXUAL CELL DIVISION ANIMATION.

ASEXUAL CELL DIVISION ANIMATION

QUESTIONS: How is mitosis different to meiosis?