Cells And Genetics
Cells And
Genetics
Page Updated December 2024
Build a Family Tree (Men Only) Both sexes can use this interactive feature that lets you use DNA information from the Y chromosome to complete a male family tree.
Cracking the Code of Life This site chronicles the race to capture one of the biggest prizes in scientific history: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life -- the human genome.
DNA from the Beginning An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity. From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Explore a Stretch of Code Examine an actual stretch of human DNA and see what the experts see. (Shockwave plug-in required; non-Shockwave version available.) From NOVA.
Genetics Home Reference Genetics Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine's website for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes related to those conditions.
Genetics Science Learning Center Find out information about genetics and genetic disorders.
How Cells Divide In this step-by-step explanation, learn about mitosis and meiosis, the two types of cell division. From NOVA.
How Cloning Works Animal cloning has been the subject of scientific experiments for years. Learn how cloning works and about possible uses of this technology.
How Designer Children Will Work The idea of designing our babies is not as far-fetched as it may have seemed just a decade ago. Learn how gene manipulation will work.
How DNA Evidence Works DNA evidence is now as important as fingerprints in convicting criminals and freeing innocent suspects. Learn how your DNA can be used to identify you.
How Evolution Works There are lots of competing theories regarding the origins of life. It's a subject of some very heated debate. Check out the theory of evolution and some of the arguments against it.
How Gene Pools Work The physical you is a result of your DNA, and your DNA is part of the human gene pool. Find out what the "gene pool" really is and what happens when it shrinks.
How Human Cloning Will Work Learn who plans on cloning humans, why they want to and about the controversies surrounding it.
How is Sex Determined? The sex of an egg cell is set as soon as it is fertilized, but what happens to that cell and the cells it divides into to make a baby boy or a baby girl? Find out here. From NOVA.
Mitosis of an Animal Cell Mitosis is the duplication and division of a eukaryotic cell's nucleus and nuclear material (DNA).
The Canadian Museum of Nature With richly illustrated and interactive pages, the site invites visitors to learn about the diversity of life.
Your Genome Produced by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Your Genome provides an introduction to the main concepts of DNA, genes & genomes, focusing on basic questions such as "What is a genome?" and "What are genes?" There is also an introduction to the Human Genome Project and much more.