A new resource explaining how Watson and Crick and colleagues determined the structure of DNA can be found at DNA From The Begninning at the DNA Learning Center of The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Because the topic of molecular genetics is a hot area of biology and is changing daily, each student is required to maintain a portfolio of six current events articles with one article due approximately every ten days throughout the trimester. It is expected that at least three of the articles will be found using the internet. An online karyotyping exercise is available. Explain how DNA is duplicated.
Gene expression Explain how a protein is produced from the instructions found in a gene.
Show how DNA and the RNAs are used in the synthesis of proteins. Demonstrate how the genetic code is involved with protein synthesis. Describe the difference between the human genome, individual genetic makeup and the genetic code. Explain how polypeptides are processed to become functional proteins. Show how different allelic forms of genes can change the phenotype of the cell within which the gene is located.