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Genetics Theory
Recombinant DNA
Genomic Databases
Human Genetics
Human Genetics and Medicine
The Human Genome
Neanderthal DNA and Us
Miscellaneous Genomes

Genetics-Related Links

Welcome to the Genetics-Related links page. These links are provided as additional information to go along with the topics covered on my website. At the time of this posting, the links are all in working order, but if you come across one that doesn't work, please contact me at WWDD.

Online Courses and Textbooks

Beginner's Guide to Molecular Biology Students will find this site useful. Teachers might find the information covers some of the course material for the national curriculum (UK) A level and gcses.

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DNA and RNA at Kimball's Biology Includes recombination, repair and replication, base pairing, gene expression and therapy, genetic code, genome sizes, mutations, restriction enzymes, transcription and more.

Genetics at Kimball's Biology

Includes crossing over and genetic recombination in meiosis, gene mapping with three-point crosses, Mendel's monohybrid crosses, one gene--one enzyme theory, transposons: jumping genes.

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Introduction to Genetics

Covers heredity, historical perspectives, the Monk and his peas, mutations, and terminology. Be sure to see the following pages on DNA and genetics from the website's Main Menu.

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Molecular Biology and Evolution

A large archive (mostly technical papers) from 18 years of Journal.

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Nucleic Acids

DNA is composed of two nucleotide chains connected to each other by hydrogen bonds. From a well-illustrated online textbook covering cell biology.

Advanced Texts and Topics

Ergito

Among papers posted here you can read Arnold Levine on his discovery of the p53 tumor-suppressor gene, Thomas Cech on RNA catalysis, and Phillip Sharp on RNA splicing and introns --stretches of DNA within genes that don't code for protein. Written at a "medium to advanced undergraduate" level, the essays even explain figures from the original papers. You need to register for this website and some of the material is only for subscribers. But a great deal of it is free including and entire textbook on molecular biology. There is also an online version of Genetics, by John W. Drake and Susan L. Forsburg; genetics and cell biology modules are coming soon. Although next year the site will begin charging for these sections, the 100 experiments will remain free.

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Online Textbooks: The Chemicals Within

Need to brush up on glycolysis, or muscle biochemistry, or how genes are cloned? Topics range from basic biochemistry (amino acid metabolism, neurotransmitters) to molecular biology, including growth factors and tumor suppressor genes. Outside links lead to related sites such as Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, an encyclopedia of genetic diseases.

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Population Genetics

For a course for veterinary students, efforts have been made to adjust the notes for students with a biological background, and at the same time supply a minimal set of formulas to describe the relationship between practical observations and genetic theory.

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Science Functional Genomics

A new web feature offering links to breaking news in genomics and biotech (from Science and other sources), pointers to classic and new papers relevant to the postgenomic era, lists of web resources, and a special section on the biotech business. Check it out at Science Genomics.

Genetics Theory

Closer Look at the Genome ´ s Black Holes

Understanding the basis of the sterility of cross-species breeding has been a problem in evolution ever since Darwin. Rapidly evolving centromeric DNA, histones and their incompatibility with their counterparts in another species might account for this phenomenon.

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Epigenetics

For decades genetic mutations and recombinations have driven most descriptions of how traits are handed down from one generation to another. Discoveries in epigenetics -- heritable changes in gene function that occur without a change in the DNA sequence -- are changing the way researchers think about heredity.

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Evolution: Selected Papers and Commentary

This is a nice collection of papers, going back to Darwin, that traces the advances from early hyptheses about genetic material to modern knowledge.

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Human Genetics

Mutations are changes in genetic information stored in cells. Various agents can cause mutations, for example radiation, viruses, and certain chemicals we come into contact with. But mutations are not just the result of damaging influences coming from outside the cells - some are the result of errors made within cells when they make copies of genetic information before cell division.

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The Zuker Lab: All About RNA

Algorithms, Thermodynamics and databases for RNA Secondary Structure.

Genomic Databases

Animal Genome Size Database

You can look up chromosome numbers and size (in haploid C-values) for over 2900 vertebrates and invertebrates.

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Genes in Locus Specific Databases

Mutation Databases and Related Sites. Each Mutation is linked to specific webpages. Extensive body of data.

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Genome Channel

Genomic Information on many organisms from many sources.

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Genomes OnLine Database Comprehensive access to information regarding complete, ongoing genome projects around the world.

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Molecular Sequence Analysis

Molecular, nucleotide and protein data-bases, genetic and amino acid codes, and a wealth of references.

Human Genetics

The Concept of Human Races: Uses and Problems

The use of stereotyped morphophenotypic races as biologically distinct breeding units has continued despite the scientific ambiguities and inherent assumptions associated with them.

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Genes, People, and Languages

Genes, People, and Languages by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza. This scientist was among the first to ask whether the genes of modern populations contain a historical record of the human species. His book Genes, Peoples and Languages is one of my top recommendations for persons wishing to get a grounding in evolutionary biology.

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Human Origins and Evolution in Africa

What do we know about human origins and evolution in Africa? Researchers have culled information from many different fields to address this question. This page was established by Professor Jeanne Sept to maintain links to this constantly growing scientific database, and teaching resources for her students.

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Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza - Paper

Drift vs. Natural Selection, Evolutionary Trees, Genetics and Culture, Racism, Political Difficulties Encountered by Genetics, Genetic Future of Humans, Multidisciplinarity and Historical Studies. This is a paper delivered upon the occasion of receiving the Balzan Prize for 1999.

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Race, Genes & Anthropology

One of the most astonishing features of the contemporary discussion of race is the fact that anthropology, the science that deals with human biological and cultural variation, has managed to be marginalized. Regardless of reason, it is clear that there is no consensus and great confusion exists in the discipline [biological anthropology] regarding race.

The Human Genome

Human Family Tree: 10 Adams, 18 Eves The human genome is turning out to be a rich new archive for historians and prehistorians, one whose range extends from recent times to the dawn of human existence. [NY Times 2-May-2000]

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Human Genome Project

The National Human Genome Research Institute supports genetic and genomic research, investigation into the ethical, legal and social implications surrounding genetics research, and educational outreach activities in genetics and genomics.

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Nature Genome Information

Library on genomics research by journal Nature.

Miscellaneous Genomes

Candida albicans information

A review of information (with extensive reference lists) about the Candida albicans genome, biology, genetics, gene relationships and sequence comparisons with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and molecular epidemiology.

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Candida Sequencing at Stanford's DNA Sequencing & Technology Center

Candida albicans is one of the most commonly encountered human pathogens, causing a wide variety of infections ranging from mucosal infections in generally healthy persons to life-threatening infections in individuals with impaired immunity.

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DogMap

DogMap is an international collaboration between 46 labs from 20 different countries towards a low resolution canine marker map under the auspices of the International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG).

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Eukaryote Genes

Drawing on methods used by FlyBase, the well-known Drosophila genome site, euGenes (short for Genomic Information for Eukaryotic Organisms) provides a single interface for trolling public databases of the fruit fly, human, mouse, mustard weed, worm, yeast, and zebrafish genome sequences. (The rice genome sequence is coming soon.)

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The Mosquito Genomics WWW Server

The Mosquito Genomics WWW Server hosts databases for five species, including those that carry the West Nile virus, yellow fever, and malaria. It also hosts a massive database of mosquito-related publications.

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The Mouse Brain Library and Atlas The Mouse Brain Library and Atlas consists of images and databases of brains from many genetically characterized strains of mice. There are numerous uses of MBL images and databases, but the mission here is to systematically map and characterize genes that modulate the architecture of the mouse and human CNS.