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Instructional Sites

- Discussion of principles involved in predicting nucleic acid secondary structures.

- Explanation of the technique, with diagrams.

- VERY basic intro from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory with of PCR, Southern Blotting, and Cycle Sequencing.

- an online tutorial-based resource on several topics including a

- diagrams of various molecular processes from Genentech.

from the U.S. Department of Energy. Provides background information on physical and genetic mapping strategies and sequencing complex genomes.

- a tutorial on the relationship between chromosome movements and allele segregation in meiosis by Dr. Rolf E. Christoffersen and Dr. Debbie Kaska, U.C.S.B.

- from the University of Wisconsin Laboratory of Genetics with a and a .

Structure

- collection of images that reverse the handness of DNA.

from Dr. Donald F. Slish at SUNY, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Can you spot the error(s)?

Cytogenetics

- images and background on various karyotypes from the University of Washington.

from the University of Arizona's Biology Project.

- intro to the methods and applications of karyotyping, also from the Biology Project.

Genomes, databases, bioinformatics

- centralized DNA and protein sequence database (aka GenBank), and other resources including:

- a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders.

- a collection of bioinformatics tools for sequenced genomes.

- including the Saccharomyces and Arabidopsis genome databases.

- site for U.S. Human Genome Project progress, research, and resources.

- from the Institute for Genomic Research.

- from The Center for Biological Sequence Analysis

- site from The Jackson Laboratory that collects mouse genome resources.

from the Medical Research Council and the University of Edinburgh.

- database of the Drosophilia genome.

- the World Wide Web Virtual Library 

- from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

- X. tropicalis genomic sequencing

- links to information on many sequencing projects

- resources for nematode genomics, meetings, research labs

- a project of the Japanese Human Genome Program. Aims to link functional genomics with databases of metabolic and signalling pathways.

for multiple sequence alignments

proteomics server: Many sequence analysis tools

- Europe's primary nucleotide sequence from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI).

- protein sequence database.

Reference and Resources

MEDLINE- and interfaces.

- a collection of genetics sites by organism.

- a collection of Life Science Resources and Reference Tools. So-so but does have a bioinformatics sub-page.

- a comprehensive list from the Human Genome Project Information page.

- web-based protein and nucleic acid search, analysis, and comparison functions.

- a site with the full text of classic papers and books in genetics. Kinda cool but low priority.

- provides a definition of a good "model system" and links to resources for a variety of organisms.

- an extensive collection of links organized by topic and organism.

Protocols and Technical Information

- from Trends In Genetics articles on techniques and protocols (free BioMedNet membership required).

- company site with detailed restriction enzyme information.

- company site with useful technical information and links to other molecular genetics resources.

- company site with useful technical information and links to other molecular genetics resources.

- from the Third Edition.

, , and : Web pages for primer design

, for online methods and user forums

- information and links on all aspects of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).

Glossary

- glossary provided by DOE genome project.