Mutation, evolution and disease
A collection of post 16 resources about mutation, evolution and disease. These resources are part of the post 16 genetics and genomics collection.
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GENIE jumping genes
The aim of this activity is for students to use tiddlywinks to represent sections of jumping genes, which they then flick onto a poster which is representative of a section of the human genome. Where their "gene" lands either will or will not disrupt the gene and may then cause disease. An accompanying PowerPoint...
BRAF: from gene to cancer therapy
This film tells the story of how DNA sequencing was used to identify the gene BRAF. Clinical researcher Ultan McDermott tells the story of how scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute discovered a specific mutation in the BRAF gene, which is found in around half of malignant melanoma cases. He...
| Subject(s) | Science, Biology |
|---|---|
| Age | 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx5tes |
