Modified from a worksheet originally created by Dr. Biao Ding, this worksheet can be passed out to students to use as a review of chemistry, macromolecules, and components of the cell. The key to the worksheet and all references for the figures are included in the file.
This module has sections with an overview and in-depth look at the key players involved in transcription as well as a movie that pulls it all together. It labels the subcomponents of the transcription complex and illustrates the steps leading up to and involved in transcription. Students can review the material with text and still illustrations or animations.
This module has sections with an overview and in-depth look at the key players involved in translation as well as a movie that pulls it all together. It labels the molecules and illustrates the the initiation, elongation, and termination phases in translation. Students can review the material with text and still illustrations or animations.
In this activity (app. 25 min), a case-study style problem is presented to students (?The Roundup Story") that describes the use of roundup (herbicide) in agriculture, and the development of ?roundup ready? crop strains. The case study approach incorporates a great number of questions, which are designed to guide the students to a clear understanding of how genetically modified organisms (GMOs...
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