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Genes and Genetics

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AQA (13) | Edexcel (12) | OCR Gateway (30) | Activity Resources (10) | Case Study (1) | Image (1) | Instructional (3) | Learning Resource (16) | Publications / Correspondence (1) |

AQA (Showing 2 of 13 available)

• UPD8: Selective Breeding - Top Dog
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  Activity to encourage debate about selective breeding in dogs for shows, linking to Crufts. This UPD8 website explores the notion of inherited characteristics.
  
  
• ABPI: What is a gene?
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  ABPI website with multiple links explaining the basic concept of genes and the process of inheritance and gene therapy.
  
  

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Edexcel (Showing 3 of 12 available)

• ABPI: Cystic Fibrosis - a case study
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  Resource from the ABPI website with links to matters concerning cystic fibrosis, including causes, symptoms and treatments.
  
  
• UPD8: Selective Breeding - Top Dog
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  Activity to encourage debate about selective breeding in dogs for shows, linking to Crufts. This UPD8 website explores the notion of inherited characteristics.
  
  
• National Institute of Health: Reproduction - stem cell posters
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  Web page with poster-type stem-cell illustrations from the American National Institute of Health.
  
  

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OCR Gateway (Showing 5 of 30 available)

• ABPI: What is a gene?
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  ABPI website with multiple links explaining the basic concept of genes and the process of inheritance and gene therapy.
  
  
• National Institute of Health: Reproduction - stem cell posters
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  Web page with poster-type stem-cell illustrations from the American National Institute of Health.
  
  
• UPD8: Selective Breeding - Top Dog
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  Activity to encourage debate about selective breeding in dogs for shows, linking to Crufts. This UPD8 website explores the notion of inherited characteristics.
  
  
• ABPI: Cystic Fibrosis - a case study
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  Resource from the ABPI website with links to matters concerning cystic fibrosis, including causes, symptoms and treatments.
  
  
• Teachers Domain: Protein synthesis - from DNA to protein
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  Downloadable video covering protein synthesis. The resource is for a trial period, the user needs to register for unlimited downloading and viewing.
  
  

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Activity Resources (Showing 5 of 10 available)

• The Discovery of the DNA molecule
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  James Watson talking about one of the greatest discovery of our times: the discovery of the molecule of life, DNA
  
  
• The Human Genome: Wellcome Trust webpage on human genetics
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  Webpage with links to detailed information and up to date news on the human genome from the Wellcome Trust.
  
  
• Genes and Inheritance
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  Interactive website covering genetics at 14-16 level
  
  
• Biology and Genetics Teaching Resources
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  Dowmloadable resources and low cost CD Roms
  
  
• Teachers Domain: Protein synthesis - from DNA to protein
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  Downloadable video covering protein synthesis. The resource is for a trial period, the user needs to register for unlimited downloading and viewing.
  
  

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Case Study (Showing 1 of 1 available)

• Cystic Fibrosis
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  Information on cystic fibrosis from the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium, giving clear information on the nature of CF, its symptoms, cause, treatment and statistics.
  
  

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Image (Showing 1 of 1 available)

• Genes and Inheritance
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  Interactive website covering genetics at 14-16 level
  
  

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Instructional (Showing 3 of 3 available)

• Cellpedia: glossary of medical terms
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  Medical terms explained by the Centre of the Cell team. An extensive glossary of words that appear in medical litearture, the news and TV programmes.
  
  
• Human Cloning: The issues explained - Guardian newspaper
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  Guardian newspaper website article summarising legal, scientific and ethical issues arising from the human cloning controversy. With links to other articles in the Issues Explained series, other relat...
  
  
• Biobank project finally underway: article from The Scientist Magazine
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  American perspective of the UK Biobank project from The Scientist Magazine. Summarises the project and associated issues and includes links to articles on other websites.
  
  

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Learning Resource (Showing 1 of 16 available)

• Human Cloning: The issues explained - Guardian newspaper
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  Guardian newspaper website article summarising legal, scientific and ethical issues arising from the human cloning controversy. With links to other articles in the Issues Explained series, other relat...
  
  

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Publications / Correspondence (Showing 1 of 1 available)

• Discovering DNA- the recipe for life  (2217 KB)
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  Through the Discovering DNA Workshop young people can gain: a basic understanding of the role of DNA within the cells of the human body and an appreciation that it is the uniqueness of their DNA “rec...
  
  

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