Archive > October 2009

Naked Mole Rats Curing Cancer?

Remember how Gramma used to tell you not to judge a book by its cover?

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Gene Expression (Part 2): Translation in Eukaryotes

Gene Expression consists of two parts. Translation is the second part.

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Gene Expression: (Part 1) Transcription in Eukaryotes

There are two main steps involved in making proteins; the first is transcription.

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Rules for Genetic Crosses: Trihybrid Cross

Trihybrid crosses aren’t hard to do at all, if you just follow the logic that is used to complete dihybrid and even monohybrid crosses.

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MPSN Seal of Approval: FreeRice

Do you remember FreeRice? It’s come a long way since 2007.

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Scientific Method: A Love Story

A heartwarming explanation of the scientific method.

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Rules for Genetic Crosses: Codominance and Numerous Alleles

I’ve lost count of which number this is in the series, but this article explains both the concepts of codominance and dealing with more than two alleles using the classic example of the ABO blood group.

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Organic Molecules Quiz

So you think you know the basics of Organic Molecules? Test your Knowledge!

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Rules for Genetic Crosses: Dihybrid Crosses

The fourth (and nowhere near the end) in my series on solving genetic word problems.

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Foundations: Recognizing Organic Macromolecules

A collection of tips on how to recognize the four biggest classes of organic molecules.

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