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General
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Genetic Engineering and Cloning
Primer on Molecular Genetics
This site includes information on DNA, genes and chromosomes with information
about the Human Genome project.
The Dog Genome Project
Similar to the Human Genome Project, but for dogs. An interesting project with obvious
benefits.
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MendelWeb
Huge site dedicated to the first geneticist. It even includes an English translation
of Mendel’s first paper – Versuche über Pflanzen-Hybriden (experiments in plant
hybridization).Perfect bed-time reading!
Interactive Pea
Experiment
This page allows you to carry out a dihybrid cross on peas, just like the monk did
himself.
Virtual Fly
Lab
This site allows you to play geneticist and mate "virtual" Drosophila giving
results which can be analysed. An excellent site!
The
Biology Project: Mendelian Genetics
Includes excellent problem sets and tutorials on the topics of mono- and dihybrid
inheritance as well as sex-linkage.
Virtual
Punnet Square
Allows you to produce punnet squares for both mono- and dihybrid crosses. A good idea.
Experimenting
with Mendel's Pea
A colourful page giving details of different variation in pea plants, for example not only
can the flower colour be different but also the positioning of the flowers. A good site.
Clone
World
A packed site including information about the ethics behind genetic engineering as well as
how to make a clone and games.
Genetic
Engineering News
A newspaper concerned with the latest goings on in the world of genetic engineering.
Designer
Seeds
A site all about a new breed of seeds that are resistant to both damage caused by insects
and also herbicides.
The
Cloning of a Sheep called Dolly
Perhaps the most famous or infamous animal ever, this site is devoted to the woolly wonder
that is Dolly.
Scientific
American: A Clone in Sheep's Clothing
The original article that appeared in Scientific American about Dolly. This site
includes information about the procedure used and readers opinions about the whole topic.
Dolly
An impressive site about, yep you guessed it, Dolly. It gives details about the
process used and also the ethics behind it.
Roslin
Institute Online
This is the organisation who brought the world THAT sheep.
Genetic Engineering
This site gives a general overview about the controversial topic of genetic engineering
with special reference made to cotton pests and cattle ticks.
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Meiosis
and Mendelian Genetics
A tutorial on the relationship between chromosome movements in meiosis and the segregation
of alleles in meiosis. A really excellent site with video clips.
An introduction
to mitosis
Pictures accompany each stage. A good page.
Virtual Mitosis
Gives information about each stage and gives a clear picture for each one. An excellent
site.
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