ELA Genetics & Heredity Directory

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ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of Gene Therapy
Biotechnology Industry Organization biotechnology companies & centers, academic institutions
Centre for Integrated Genomics, Canada
Council for Responsible Genetics advocates responsible, monitors new technologies
European Society of Gene Therapy (ESGT)
Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee (GMAC)
Genetics Society of America
Genome Educators Home Page research & education professionals
Human Genome Organisation (HUGO)
International Center for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (ICGEB) safe use, developing countries
International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics Forum, library, Links, News, research & sequencing lab
Janan Society of Gene Therapy (JSGT), interdisciplinary gene therapy research
Work Relating to Gene Prediction Symposium on Genome Based Gene Structure Determination

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BIOINFORMATICS
also see.. §Biotechnology§, Mapping & Sequencing

Bioinformatics.org, About, FAQ, DAtabases
• All Software Projects
• News Archive

BioTech Life Science Resources, Tools & Links: U Texas
• Bioinformatics

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• IEEE Virtual Communities free registration required
º IEEE Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Forum

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C. (Caenorhabditis) ELEGANS
also see.. Nematodes

ACEDB database free, used for many different genomic databases
Caenorhabditis elegans WWW Server Genetics and Genomics database, genetics, Genome, tools & vectors
Caenorhabditis elegans WWW Server: calendar, news, Links
C.elegans Introductions & Informatics, tripod.com mirror, Geocities.com mirror: Farhang Payvar, Ph.D.
elegansNet The Animal Bioinformatics & Research Menu Hubsite
Genome Sequencing Center: Washington U, St. Louis MO
Introduction to Caenorhabditis elegans: U Missouri-Columbia BioTech
Recommended Genetic Nomenclature for Caenorhabditis elegans Jonathan Hodgkin
Sanger Centre, Cambridge
Wadsworth's Wonderful Worms research laboratory - developmental neurobiology, extracellular matrix
What is Caenorhabditis elegans: U Missouri-Columbia
NEWSGROUPS

bionet.celegans
Bionet.celegans Archives, FAQ

CHROMOSOMES
WikiPedia.org, Chromosome

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CLONING
A Clone in Sheep's Clothing: Scientific American, possibilities & ethical dilemmas
Cloning: Are Humans Next?: World Book Encyclopedia
Cloning Hits the Big Time: Scientific American, commercial interests
Cloning For Medicine: Scientific American, creator of Dolly explains drugs, transplants, research
Cloning Special Report: New Scientist
clonoscope - help for clone selection: TAGC
Conceiving a Clone ethics, genetics, molecular biology
The Era of Cloning Man? online book, Earl Watson
Missyplicity Project cloning a dog

New Scientist See It!

editorials, features, news, opinion, Search
• Cloning FAQ

Send in the Clones: Scientific American, new technique, clone clones from clones, identical mice
Spark of Science, a Storm of Controversy Princeton opinion survey
NEWSGROUPS

alt.bio.technology.cloning

VIDEO

PBS
• Faces of Americawith Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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CRICK, F. H. C. & WATSON J. D.
A structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid 2 April 1953 James Watson and Francis Crick's paper usherING in the new era

^ GENETICS

DNA
DNA from the Beginning animated primer on DNA, genes and heredity
DNA Sequence Analysis Introduction
DNA Structure Interactive Animated Nonlinear Tutorial by Eric Martz (Chime required)
DNA Structures and Chromosome Organisation: Bioinformatik Notes, David Ussery: Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, Tech U Denmark
Wikipedia.org, DNA

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DROSOPHILA

Benzer Lab Home Page Use It!

Seymour Benzer, Cal Tech

The Drosophila Virtual Library Links & lab homepages: Dr. Gerard Manning
Electron micrograph maps of Drosophila melanogaster polytene chromosomes Finland
FlyBase A Database of the Drosophila Genome
FlyView Image database, Drosophila development, genetics& expression patterns

Fruitfly.org Use It!

Download datasets & pubs, Search databases

GadFly Genome Annotation Database of Drosophila
Gene-Finder for Drosophila/invertebrates
Genes Network Database & Java Applets: GeNet IHPCDE
GRAIL Gene Finder for Drosophila (SRSFasta): Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Interactive Fly Cyberspace guide - Drosophila development & genes: Purdue
McGill Drosophila Genome Project McGill U
Other Drosophila Network Resources: FlyBase
Sequence similarity search against known Drosophila DNA (SRSFasta)
Sleeping and Walking Howard Hughes Medical Institute
TransTerm, a Translational Signal Database New Zealand
Virtual FlyLab
NEWSGROUPS

bionet.drosophila

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ETHICS
Australian GeneEthics Network forum on environmental, social & ethical impacts
Center for Ethics and Toxics protect vulnerable & susceptible populations, education, risks
Cloning Ethics
Genethics.ca "genetics and ethics" clearing house - Forums, Journals, Literature, news, Topics

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FIND
DIRECTORIES-Genetics
dmoz Open Directory | Google | Virtual Library | Wikipedia | Yahoo

Biology Lecture Series by Dr. John C. Perez

BioTech Use It!

Life Science Resources, Tools & Links: U Texas

Biowriters Gene Discovery Page: Biowriters.com

Deambulum BIO- NETosphere thematic exploration Use It!

Biocomputing, Biology, Medicine, Molecular biology

RNAi@elegansNet - Databases, Literature Searches.. Links, Search
• ACeKit (A C. elegans Survival Kit) - Introductions & Informatics
• BioCareer - Biomedical, Biotech, & Pharmaceutical Job
• DDD - Drug Discovery Directory
• Gallery
• MAD - Microarray Directory
• NewsStand@elegansNet - Science and News Links, ,Bio-Informatics Databases/Tools/Services
• Search@elegansNet Using Top Search and Clustering Engines

dmoz.org Evolution, Genetics
EDU2 Links to Genetics-related Sites: ABCentral
elegansNet The Animal Bioinformatics & Research Menu Hubsite
Gene international journal on genes, genomes and evolution: Elsevier Science

GeneCRC.org, Glossary, Links, Search
• up-to-date, accurate information, latest genetics research, ethical & associated issues

Gene Discovery Page for the bench scientist with little biocomputing background

Genetics Links: LTU Biochem Home Page Use It!

La Trobe U

@Genetics medical related Search Engine
genome gateway Nature Magazine
Human Genetics Educational Material Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI

Institute for Genetic Resources (TIGR.org)
• Microbial Database sequences: microbial genomes & chromosomes & research laboratory Links

MendelWeb intro's to classical genetics, data analysis, plant science, history of science
Molecular Genetics Jump Station
Nucleic Acids Research
Online Dictionaries and Reference Databases: Rice U
Population Genetics Links to courses, publications, resources, software...

Protocol Online Portal
• Neuroscience

Quantitative Genetics Resources U Arizona
Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine Italy

VCE Biology Students' Site Use It!

Index, Biochemistry at LaTrobe U
• Cat 1: behavior, cells, disease, homeostasis
• Cat 2: glossary, interviews
• Cat 3: genetics, evolution

WWW Virtual Library Genetics
Yahoo Search Genetics@Science: Biology

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FOOD
Biotech Basics food biotechnology, genetically modified food
Bovine Growth Hormone: Sierra Club Canada
Bovine Somatotropin-Related Documents
Food Biotechnology Communications Network Canada
Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties Derived Through Recombinant DNA Technology FDA
List of Genetically Altered Food: International Center for Technology Assessment
Living in a GM World (genetically modified world): New Scientist pros and cons
Make Your Choice online poll on genetically modified foods
National Agricultural Biotechnology Council (NABC) forum
National Genetic Resources Program food & agricultural animals, invertebrates, microbes, plants
Partial List Of Genetically Engineered Foods CenterForFoodSafety.org
Poison Plants?: Scientific American, Links
The Pure Food Campaign

Use It!

Yahoo Search Issues@Science: Biology: Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering: Food

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HISTORY
The Genetic Code Biochemistry 3107
Gregor Mendel's Legacy: LTU Biochem Home Page, La Trobe U
Evolution Wing: UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology

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GENETIC ENGINEERING

DNAvaccine.com, Events & News, Forums, Search
• DoWnloads research papers & technologies
• free Registration

Genetic Engineering: Greenpeace
Genetic Engineering News
International Forum for Genetic Engineering bioethical, moral, & spiritual dialogue; paradigms & motives
Students for Alternatives to Genetic Engineering (SAGE)
WWW Virtual Library: Biotechnology Directory

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GENOMES
The Arabidopsis cDNA Sequence Analysis Project
Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics and Genomics database, genetics, Genome, tools & vectors
Caltech Genome Research Laboratory human, mouse & microbial
Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP), cancer cell molecular anatomy
Chicken Genome Mapping ChickGBASE database
Chicken Genome Project
Data mining in yeast genome expression data and functional classes: Alvis Brazma

Designer of Lives: Genome Use It!

basics, Forum, history, Glossary, Human Genome Project, Links, Search

dmoz.org Human at Science: Biology: Genetics: Eukaryotic: Animal: Mammal
Drisophila Genome Projects BLAST Searches database
Finding the Genes in Genomic Sequences: Dept Plant Genetics, U Gent, BELGIUM
FlyBase A Database of the Drosophila Genome
FlyBrain An Online Atlas & Database of the Drosophila Nervous System: Arizona
GadFly Genome Annotation Database of Drosophila

GeneCards Use It!

human gene, map, protein & disease: WIS Bioinformatics & Biological Computing: Weizmann

Genemap 99
Genetics Education Center human genetics & genome: U Kansas
The Genome Database
genome gateway Nature Magazine
Genome Research
Genome Sequencing Center, St. Louis C. Elegans
Genome Research journal
Genomics Glossaries & Taxonomies Cambridge Health Institute
Genomics Today

The Human Genome Use It!

data, genetic variation, gene expression, Links, maps, SEarch, sequencing, stories

Human Genome Diversity Project FAQ
The Human Genome Organisation
Human Genome Project Information FAQ, News
IncyteGenomics genome closure, life array chips, proteomics, research, Bioinformatics Glossary
Institute for Genetic Resources (TIGR.org)
• Microbial Database sequences: microbial genomes & chromosomes & research laboratory Links

Introduction to Bioinformatics and Genomics: Dr. Dick Davis, College of Staten Island Library, City U NY
McGill Drosophila Genome Project McGill U
The Mosquito Genomics WWW Server
Mouse Genome Informatics
National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) globally centralized organization & analysis

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Glossary
• Online Research Resources
• NCBI Software Dev ToolKit

NCBI Human Genome Resources
New Scientist Search under "Human Genome"
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) catalog of human genes & genetic disorders : US NIH
ORNL Probes the Human Genome
Parasite Genome UK
Pig Genome Mapping PiGBASE database
RATMAP
Saccharomyces (yeast) Genome Database Stanford U

Use It!

TIGR Databases microbes, plants and humans: Institute for Genomic Research

UK Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre
Whitehead/MIT Center for Genome Research, Molecular Pattern Recognition
Y.F.Leung's Functional Genomics bioinformatics, glossaries, mapping, microarray, proteomics...
NEWSGROUPS

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IMAGES
Gallery of Biomolecule Simulations animations: UC San Diego
Graphics Gallery, AccessExcellence.org
Web Links Molecular Biology images/animations, Robert R. Weaver: McGraw-Hill Higher Education

^ GENETICS

MAPPING & SEQUENCING
also see.. Bioinformatics

Biology Lecture Series by Dr. John C. Perez, Natural Toxins Research Center, Texas A&M
• Amino Acid Composition and Protein Sequencing

Genetic Linkage: North Dakota State U
Interpreting Biological Sequences: Gutell Lab, Comparative RNA Web Site
Introduction to Computational Biology Maps, sequences and genomes by Michael S. Waterman
Linkage Analysis, LINKAGE and RH Map Construction a Tutorial for Students by Julia Krushkal
LINKAGE User's Guide a Tutorial for Students by Julia Krushkal: Genetic Linkage Analysis, Rockerfeller U
Mapping José R. Valverde
Michael Zuker bioinformatics, nucleic acid and protein sequence analysis algorithms
Molecular Pattern Recognition: Whitehead/MIT Center for Genome Research
Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis by Georg F. Weiller, ( software)
Molecular Systematics and Evolution of Microorganisms downloads, lectures, Links, Glossary: Virtual Institute of Bioinformatics, Ireland

Molecular Toolkit Java 1.0 nucleic acid & protein sequence data analysis & manipulation: Colorado State U

SequenceAnalysis.com, Guide to Sequence Analysis, Links
• Glossary

^

MASTERS OF GENETICS, SCIENTISTS

Wikipedia
• Artificial chromosome
º Human artificial chromosome
• Leroy Hood invented the automated DNA sequencer
º Mendel, Gregor (1822-1884) Experiments on Plant Hybridization, laws of dominant & recessive inheritance

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MENDELIAN GENETICS
Mendelian Genetics 1st & 2nd laws, chi-square, epistasis, Links, modifier genes...
Mendelian Genetics monohybrid & dihybrid cross, sex-lilnked inheritance: The Biology Project
Mendelian Genetics Chapter Directory: MIT's Biology Hypertextbook

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MICROBIAL GENOMICS
also see.. Genomes

DOE Joint Genome Institute - JGI Microbial
• Pseudomonas Fluorescens Genome Project
• Pseudomonas syringae Genome Project:

Institute for Genetic Resources (TIGR.org)
• Microbial Database sequences: microbial genomes & chromosomes & research laboratory Links

Pseudomonas Genome Project - Links

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MODEL ORGANISMS
Model Organisms WWW Virtual Library

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NEMATODES
also see.. C. Elegans, §AGRICULTURE§

Introduction to the Nematoda the roundworms

Nematodes.org (BaNG), Links ( Research )
• Evolution and Development
• Filarial Genome Project
• Genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans An Introduction
• Nematode Expressed Sequence Tags
• Phylogenetics and Evolution

Society of Nematologists
Tree of Life: Nematoda Roundworms

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NEWS
American Journal of Human Genetics behavior, biochem, clinical, counseling, population, epidemiology
Annual Review of Genetics
Genes & Development research pubs
Genetics: The Genetics Society of America
genome gateway - news Nature Magazine
Human Molecular Genetics Browse archive, Search articles: Oxford U Press
hum-molgen international communication forum in human molecular genetics, news, Human Heredity
Mutagenesis multi-disciplinary research, consequences
Nature Genetics international research emphasisizing human & mammalian
Physiological Genomics forum, reviews, perspectives

^ GENETICS

NUCLEIC ACID
Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids: Indiana State U
Nucleic Acid Database (NDB)

^ GENETICS

POLITICS
Public Perception Issues in Biotechnology: Virginia Tech

^ GENETICS

RNA

RNAi@elegansNet - Databases, Literature Searches.. Links, Search
• ACeKit (A C. elegans Survival Kit) - Introductions & Informatics
• BioCareer - Biomedical, Biotech, & Pharmaceutical Job
• DDD - Drug Discovery Directory
• Gallery
• MAD - Microarray Directory
• NewsStand@elegansNet - Science and News Links, ,Bio-Informatics Databases/Tools/Services
• Search@elegansNet Using Top Search and Clustering Engines

^ GENETICS

SOFTWARE
Chime: FREE chemical structure visualization plug-in: MDL Information Systems, Inc
Crystool 4.1 by Brent W. Segelke, edit a list of reagents to create crystallization screens
FASTLINK free download, genetic linkage analysis: RICE U
Molecular Toolkit Java 1.0 nucleic acid & protein sequence data analysis & manipulation: Colorado State U
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Computational Genomics, NCBI Software Dev ToolKit
PAUP* Phylogenetic Software, inference of evolutionary trees, purchase at Sinauer.com
System for Easy Analysis of Lots of Sequences (SEALS) FREE, bioinformatics research: NIH.gov

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TAXONOMY
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Taxonomy Homepage

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TUTORIALS
Basics, Designer of Lives: Genome Forum, history, Glossary, Human Genome Project, Links, Search

A Beginner's Guide to Genome Science Use It!

Centre for Integrated Genomics, Canada

Biological Timing Online Science Experiment: Center for Biological Timing, U Virginia
Bio 103 Lecture Notes: U Georgia

Biological Basis of Heredity Use It!

Palomar College

Biology 118: Principles of Genetics & Cell Biology I: Duke U
Biology 222 - PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS: Principles of Genetics & Cell Biology I: U Maryland
Clone World ethics, FAQ, Forum, games, Links, Search: thinkquest.org
Current Topics in Genome Analysis overview: US NIH
Decisions, Decisions: Cloning grades 5-10, video, viewpoints, web poll
Diving Into the Gene Pool, The Exploratorium

Doc Kaiser's Microbiology - Links, Biology Tutorials for Metabolism and Genetics:
•Gary E. Kaiser, Community College of Baltimore County
• DNA, DNA Replication, and RNA - DNA, DNA Replication, RNA
• Mutation
• Polypeptides, Proteins and Enzymes - Polypeptides and Proteins, Enzymes
• Protein Synthesis - Polypeptides and Protein Synthesis, Transcription, Translation

General and Medical Genetics glossary, Hypertext intro & guide
• Biomedical Hypertextbooks & Molecular Toolkit: Colorado State U

Genetic Science Learning Center Use It!

U Utah

Genetic Science Learning Center basic genetics, disorders, society, themes: U Utah
Genetics Education Center human genetics & genome: U Kansas

A Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms Use It!

by Birgid Schlindwein

Hypertextbooks for Biomedical Sciences Glossary
• Biotechnology
• General & Medical Genetics Use It!

Learn Genetics Use It!

U Utah
• Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans
• Tour of the Basics

Lecture Notes General Genetics: Emporia State U
Living Links ape & human social life, ecology, cognition, neurology, molecular genetics: Emory U
MendelWeb intro's to classical genetics, data analysis, plant science, history of science
Molecular Systematics and Evolution of Microorganisms, Glossary: Natural History Museum, London
Molecular Tools of Medicine Indiana State U

Morgan Use It!

A Genetics Tutorial: Rutgers U

Mutant Fruit Flies the Exploratorium

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf: books
• Genes and Disease
º Introduction to Genes and Disease

NewTexts.com: Asking About Life by Allan J. Tobi & Jennie Dusheck
• sample chapter) Part II Genetics: The Continuity of Life (pdf)

Online Courses: International Society for Computational Biology

PLSC 431/631 - Course Topics Use It!

Intermediate Genetics: North Dakota State U

Primer on Molecular Genetics, Glossary by Denise Casey, Oak Ridge National Lab, US DOE
An RNA Structure Primer: RNABase.org
Virtual FlyLab

Wikipedia
º Introduction to genetics
º Category:DNA
º Category:Genetic engineering
º Category:Genetics
• Amino acid
• Artificial chromosome
º Bacterial artificial chromosome
º Human artificial chromosome
º Yeast artificial chromosome
• Artificial selection intentional breeding for certain traits in contrast to natural selection
º Laboratory usage
• Chromosome
º Human chromosomes
• Cloning
º Cloning vector
º Human cloning
º Molecular cloning
• Cofactor (biochemistry) non-protein chemical compound bound to protein; necessary for biological activity
• Cosmid type of hybrid plasmidused as a cloning vector & to build genomic libraries
• Cytogenetics study of the structure & function of the cell, especially chromosomes
• DNA
º Mitochondrial DNA
• gDNA Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid
• Gene
• Gene expression
• Genetic code
• Genetic engineering
• Genetic recombination breaking a molecule of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) then joining to a different DNA molecule
• Genome entirety of an organism's hereditary information; encoded either in DNA or in RNA (for many types of virus)
º Human Genome Project
• Genomic Library (see Library - biology)
• Heredity
• Library (biology) collection of DNA fragments stored & propagated in a population of micro-organisms through molecular cloning
• Messenger RNA
• Microchromosome
• Mitochondrion
• Nitrogenous base (see Nucleobase)
• Nucleobase
º Adenine (DNA and RNA)
º Cytosine (DNA and RNA)
º Guanine (DNA and RNA)
º Thymine (DNA)
º Uracil (RNA)
• Nucleotide molecules when joined become structural units of RNA and DNA; alternatively they may serve as sources of chemical energy in metabolism
• Plasmid DNA molecule separate from & replicating independently of chromosomal DNA
• Ribosome cell components that make proteins from amino acids
• RNA Ribonucleic acid
º Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) the central component of the ribosome
º Transfer RNA
• Sequencing
• Selectable marker gene introduced into a cell conferring a trait suitable for artificial selection
• Transduction (genetics) transfer of DNA by a virus between bacteria or to artificially introduce a foreign gene into a host cell's genome via a viral vector
• Transfection deliberately introducing nucleic acids into cells, notably for non-viral methods with eukaryotic cells
• Transformation (genetics) DNA taken from the environment through the cell wall; natural & artificial; common with bacteria
• Translation (genetics) first stage of protein biosynthesis
• Vector (molecular biology)

^ GENETICS

WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES
also see.. Tutorials

Cell
• Cell Division (cytokinesis)
º Meiosis
º Mitosis
• Cytoplasm semi-fluid within the cell's plasma membrane in which...
º... organelles (functional structures in eukaryotic cells) are suspended
• Endocytosis
• Gamete sex cell, germ cell or spore

Evolution
• Creationism
• Natural Selection
• Masters
º Darwin, Charles
º Fisher, R.A.'s Modern Synthesis
º Kimura, Motoo's Neutral Theory Of Molecular Evolution & Genetic Drift
º Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste, Lamarckism
º Spencer, Herbert Social Darwinism
º Wallace, Alfred Russel
º Crick, Francis & Watson, James's discovery of the structure of DNA
• Origin of Species (digital copies)
º British Library, Writings of Charles Darwin: HTML Editions - 1st (1859), 6th (1872)
º Project Gutenberg: Plain text Editions - 1st (1859), 6th (1872)
º U New South Wales, Embryology Download: ( PDF)
• Social Effect of Evolutionary Theory
º Materialism
º Progress
º Social Darwinism

Gene
• segment of DNA which cells transcribe into RNA and translate into proteins
• groups of genes & the environment determine external hereditary traits or characteristics (phenotype)

Genetics
• Masters
º Mendel, Gregor

Molecular Biology
Nanotechnology

Nucleic Acids
• DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) & RNA (ribonucleic acid)
º Nucleobases: Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), Adenine (A), Thymine (T) & in RNA Uracil (U) in place of T
• formed by Nucleotide chains
º Base Pairs of nucleotides

Polymer, Biopolymer
• Self-assembly: Random Coil, Protein Folding

Protein

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