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Hand-me-down genes : how genes work
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- Summary
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Our body is composed of billions of cells, but how does each cell know what to become? This program starts with the nucleus of a single cell and then explains the other components the cell needs to...
Our body is composed of billions of cells, but how does each cell know what to become? This program starts with the nucleus of a single cell and then explains the other components the cell needs to function: chromosomes, genes, DNA, and ribosomes. From hair color to height, our genes determine who we are. This program explores, through animated graphics, all of the basic genetic building blocks and how they work.
Details
- Creator
- Video Education Australasia
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c1997
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sd., col., digital file + instructional materials (online)
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn707966504
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Oct. 13, 2006.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Chromosomes and DNA (3:31) -- Building Blocks of DNA (1:14) -- DNA Bases, Amino Acids, and Genes (2:45) -- Building Proteins (4:02) -- Mitosis (4:42) -- Cells Specialize (1:04) -- Mutations, Alleles, and Genetic Conditions (5:27)