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Genetics and Molecular
Biology for Teachers
SMFT 639 - Spring 2009
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Case Studies, Labs (some links are password protected)
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- Since we will be
working in permanent
teams throughout this course, it will be necessary that you
periodically evaluate
the contribution of your teammates to the team effort. Complete
the on-line
peer evaluation form when asked to do so during the semester.
Please read the instructions
before you complete this form.
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| Lecture
Notes
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and Writing Resources |
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Study Guides
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Biology Links
Nature
Science Updates
This site from Nature has
current
and archived articles from one of the premier international scientific
magazines. This site will provide you with excellent sources for
class projects.
Scientific
American - Past issues, explorations,
exhibits,
feature articles and much more!
UC
Berkeley - Museum of Paleontology - A wonderful interactive page
exploring
the history of life on earth. You MUST visit this page!
CNN.com
Health - Current news on important health related issues!
Access
Excellence Science Updates - Current and past biological (mostly
genetic)
news.
The
Virtual
Lab Bench
Themes in the Study of Life
The
Biology Project – Studying Cells Tutorial
This site reviews the
scientific
method and introduces you to the cell as the fundamental unit of
life.
You will explore the activity of science, the concept of testing what
we
believe to be true, and the ever-changing nature of science. To
understand
life in a useful and meaningful way, you have to understand the
cell.
The site will show how an experimental approach has allowed great
progress
in understanding the lives of cells.
Chemistry
CHEMystery
– An Interactive Guide to Chemistry
CHEMystery, a virtual
chemistry
textbook, provides an interactive guide for high school chemistry
students,
but college students might find it a helpful review. In addition,
CHEMystery allows you to further expand your chemistry knowledge by
letting
you interact with other Internet resources on the World Wide Web.
Chemicool
This site provides and
interactive
periodic table. Click on an element and receive information on
the
element.
Radiocarbon
Dating - The Shroud of Turin
Click on the Shroud itself to
get to the main menu. Go to the "Late Breaking News" in the menu
and look over the papers concerning radiocarbon dating of the Shroud.
RadioCarbon
Web Page
Gives some great applications
of radiocarbon dating along with an easy to understand summary of the
process.
Water, pH, Organic Chemistry
MathMol
Library
The MathMol library contains
3-D structures for many molecules discussed in introductory biology and
chemistry textbooks.
US
Geological Survey – Water Resources of the United States
This page contains information
about the nation’s water resources.
The
Biology Project – Macromolecules
Learn about structures and
properties
of sugars, lipids, amino acids, and nucleotides, as well as
macromolecules
including proteins, nucleic acids and polysaccharides.
The
Biology Project - Acids and Bases
In this site, learn about the
solvent properties of water, pH, pKa and buffering capacity.
The
Biology Project - Clinical Correlates of pH Levels
In Clinical Correlates section
of the Biology Project, learn how metabolic acidosis or alkalosis can
arise
and how these conditions shift the bicarbonate equilibrium. The
body's
compensatory mechanisms and treatment options are also discussed.
Introduction to Metabolism
The
Biology Project – Energy, Enzymes and Catalysis
Familiarize yourself with some
essential principles about enzymes, catalysis, and energy that are
central
to a subsequent study of metabolic pathways.
The
Biology Project - Using Computers to Study Molecular Structure
The main objective of this
site
is to enhance your study of the properties and structures of biological
molecules with modern computer graphics. Rather than passively
viewing
illustrations of molecular structure as they occur in your
textbook,
you'll have the opportunity to actively view, manipulate, rotate, and
even
create colorful, 3D models of molecular structure.
The Cell
Washington
State University – Microbiology Internet Textbook – Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic
Cells
This is an Internet textbook
created for an introductory microbiology course at WSU. Chapter 2
deals with the biology of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. This is an
excellent supplement to your course textbook and class notes.
CELLS
Alive!
This is a commercial web site
that has free pictures and videos of various types of cells and cell
processes.
For further information, refer to chapter 4 in your textbook.
Cell
Biology Topics
This group of web pages
provides
basic information about cell biology topics. Many of the photos are
taken
from texts used by our students. These are used as supplemental
handouts
and guides for the discussions in our lectures. Most of these
topics
focus on structure/function correlations. They are not intended to be
comprehensive.
Some topics, like those focusing on mitochondria, will correlate with
biochemistry
and physiology lectures that expand students' understanding of that
organelle
system.
Cell
Membranes
This site provides a
comprehensive
review of membrane structure, function and electron micrographs of
membranes.
Lab
Books – Diffusion, Osmosis and the Nernst Equation
This site explains the
processes
of diffusion and osmosis. It has great animations that allow you
to see the affects of concentration on movement of molecules across
membranes.
Cellular Respiration
Develop a basic understanding
of some of the fundamental concepts of metabolism including:
Glycolysis,
affect of pH on Mitochondria, lactic acid production, the Electron
Transport
Chain, acidity during electron transport , fermentation, storing usable
energy , metabolism during a heart attack, ATP Production and ATP
synthase.
Photosynthesis
Why
Study Photosynthesis
This site by Devens Gust,
Ph.D.,
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Arizona State University,
considers
the importance of photosynthesis by discussing the relationship between
photosynthesis, food, energy, the environment, agriculture, medicine,
fibers
and materials.
An
Introduction to Photosynthesis and Its Applications
This site by Wim Vermaas,
Professor
of Plant Biology at Arizona State University, presents the basic
concepts
of photosynthesis and its applications. He covers such topics as:
increasing levels of carbon dioxide, the diversity of photosynthetic
organisms,
and evolution. This article appeared in condensed form in the
magazine
"The World and I" (March 1998 issue, pages 158-165).
The
Biology Project – Photosynthesis I
The Photosynthesis I site
discusses
how light energy is converted into different forms of chemical energy
during
photosynthesis. Review the equations for the light reactions of
photosynthesis,
study the pathway for electron transport during cyclic and non-cyclic
photophosphorylation,
and explore the mechanism for coupling electron transport to ATP
synthesis.
The
Biology Project – Photosynthesis II
The Photosynthesis II site
reviews
the location and overall reactions of carbohydrate biosynthesis during
photosynthesis, including RUBISCO, the difference between C3 and C4
plant
leaf anatomy, and pathways for carbohydrate biosynthesis.
Virtual
Photosynthesis Experiments
An interactive site at ASUPC
with on-line virtual experiments that show you some of the ways
scientists
can study photosynthesis.
The Cell Cycle/Mitosis
The
Biology Project -The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial
The Cell Cycle page is a well
conceived that explains clearly with graphics and animation. You
can take a small interactive test at the end to see how well you
understand
the cell cycle and mitosis. F
The
Biology Project -Online Onion Root Tips
The Onion Root Tip page lets
you score the number of onion root tip cells in various stages of the
cell
cycle and then calculate the time cells spend in each phase of the
cycle.
BIOLOGY
102L Laboratory Review
This site from the University
if North Dakota provides a practice test, which will give you a general
idea of the types of questions you might expect to see on a laboratory
exam covering mitosis. It also has practice tests for many other
areas of a general biology lab.
Meiosis and
the Sexual Life
Cycle
The
Biology Project – Meiosis Tutorial
This
exercise is designed to
help students understand the events that occur in process of meiosis,
which
takes place in order to produce our gametes.
Mendelian
Genetics
DNA
From the Beginning
This excellent site provides
information on the discoveries of Mendel. It contains information
about Mendel, movie clips, simulations of Mendel’s experiments
etc….
You can log on initially as a guest, but you must subscribe eventually.
MendelWeb
MendelWeb is an educational
resource for teachers and students interested in the origins of
classical
genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and the
history and literature of science.
Constructed around Gregor
Mendel's
1865 paper "Versuche über Pflanzen-Hybriden" and a revised version
of the English translation by C.T. Druery and William Bateson,
"Experiments
in Plant Hybridization", MendelWeb is offered as a public
sourcebook
and collaborative environment compatible with a variety of guided and
independent
study.
The
Biology Project – Mendelian Genetics
This site contains problem
sets
and tutorials on monohybrid crosses, dihybrid cross, and sex-linked
inheritance.
Chromosomal Basis of
Inheritance
OMIM,
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. This database is a catalog of
human genes and genetic disorders.
Blazing
the Genetic Trail
A whole host of articles
published
on-line by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute on human genetics.
The
Biology Project - Human Biology
The Human Biology section of
the Biology Project contains problem sets and tutorials on DNA
forensics,
immunology, karyotyping, reproduction, genetics, and AIDS.
The
Virtual Fly Lab
Virtual FlyLab allows you play
the role of a research geneticist. It is an educational
application
for learning the principles of genetic inheritance. You design
matings
between female and male fruit flies carrying one or more genetic
mutations.
The Virtual FlyLab will apply the correct rules of genetic inheritance
to these mutations to obtain the offspring. It is your job to
determine
these rules based on the "experimental" results.
Genetic
Diseases
A list of links to information
about common genetic disorder.
DNA Replication,
Transcription,
Translation, Gene Regulation, Biotechnology, Bioethics
The
Biology Project
This Biology Project site
contains
tutorials and problem sets on the molecular genetics of
prokaryotes,
nucleic acids (base pairing, replication and translation),
recombinant
DNA technology, and eukaryotic gene expression.
DNA
Workshop
An interactive workshop that
show DNA replication and translation.
Comments, suggestions, or
requests to petersj@cofc.edu.
Last updated 12 Aug 2009. College of Charleston.
