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With the discovery of the structure
of DNA in 1953 by James Watson and Francis Crick a new era of
genetics was ushered in- the era of molecular genetics. This unit
explores the molecular basis of the gene and in particular how
the DNA code is translated into a protein.
Lecture
Chapter 16 Lecture 1 (print) (audio 25:08) (MIT video version of my lectures 1 & 2- Excellent Resource!)
Chapter 16 Lecture 2 (print) (audio 13:29)
Chapter 16 Lecture 3 (print) (audio 27:15)
Chapter 16 Lecture 4 (print) (audio 16:09)
Chapter 17 Lecture 1: What Does DNA do? (print) (audio 23:35)
Chapter 17 Lecture 2: Protein Synthesis and Cooking Analogy (print) (audio 40:18)
Chapter 17 Lecture 3: Transcription (print) (audio- see previous lecture)
Chapter 17 Lecture 4: RNA Processing in Eukaryotes (print) (audio 22:13)
Chapter 17 Lecture 5: Translation (print) (audio18:21)
Chapter 17 Lecture 6: Mutations (print) (audio 17:17)
Chapter 17 Lecture 7: Wrap up (print) (audio 8:57)
Homework
Chapter 16 Free Response Questions
Animation of the Meselson-Stahl Experiment
Molecular Wars Reading
Craig Venter's Epic Voyage to Redefine the Origin of Species (Wired Magazine, August 2004)
Decoding the Genetic Code HW
Chapter 17 Free Response Questions
From Bacteria to Us (NY Times, January 3, 2006)
The Rest of the Genome (NY Times, November 10, 2008)
Lab
Test Prep
Chapter 16 Test Hints
Chapter 17 Quiz Hints #1
Chapter 17 Quiz Hints #2
Chapter 17 Test Hints
Web Resources
Open University Genetics
Practice Doing Translation
Introduction to Genetic Analysis (Excellent Resource!)
Are Telomere's the Cause of Aging? (University of Utah)
Uracil created in a NASA lab |
