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DVD 572.86 DNA |
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DVD 572.86 DNA |
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DVD 572.86 DNA |
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J DVD 576.5 Genetics |
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Cloning:
1. To make identical copies of (a DNA sequence).
2. To create or propagate (an organism) from a clone cell: clone a sheep.
3. To reproduce or propagate asexually: clone a plant variety.
(Definition from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language)
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Genetic Code:
The sequence of nucleotides in DNA and RNA that determines the specific amino acid sequence in the synthesis of proteins. It is the biochemical basis of heredity and nearly universal in all organisms.
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"Can we clone dinosaurs? Probably not…. The biggest problem is that DNA can break down into lots of different pieces. It can also be damaged. In Jurassic Park, bits of DNA were combined with frog DNA to make up any missing parts. But we don’t know how much DNA dinosaurs had. There could be a gene missing for something very important! And how would we know which pieces went where? So, bringing back the dinosaurs doesn’t look possible at the moment. But…who knows what might happen in the future?"
(Quoted from How to Clone a Sheep by Hazel Richardson) |
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DNA Interactive (Dolan DNA Learning Center)
http://www.dnai.org/index.htm |
Genomic Revolution (American Museum of Natural History)
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/genomics/0_home/index.html |
"Look around you: no two people are exactly alike. But believe it or not, we all share 99.9% of the same DNA…. Even just 0.1% variation is significant, considering that the human genome consists of more than 3 billion pairs of bases. That tiny percentage is actually a lot of DNA—more than 3 million differences. Additionally, much of our individuality has nothing to do with genes and instead develops from our unique experiences."
(Quoted from Our Genetic Identity on the American Museum of Natural History's
Genomic Revolution Web Site) |
Learn Genetics (University of Utah)
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/index.cfm |
| "The structure of DNA is a double helix, much like a ladder that is twisted into a spiral shape. The bases of the DNA are found in pairs, which make up the rungs of the ladder. The uprights of the ladder are the structural backbone of the DNA. They don't carry information, they just hold the bases in their proper order."
(Quoted from University of Utah's Learn Genetics Web Site > Learn how to build a DNA molecule!) |
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"Believe it or not, if you took all of the DNA in all of your cells and laid it out end to end, it would stretch to the moon and back about 130,000 times."
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J / Fic
Colfer |
Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl is back and so is his brilliant and dangerous enemy, Opal Koboi, who has escaped from prison by cloning herself. She's left her double behind in jail and is exacting her revenge on all those who put here there, including Artemis and Captain Holly Short of the fairy police. Can they stop Opal before she destroys the fairy world forever? |
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J / Fic Farmer |
The House of the Scorpion
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States. |
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J / Fic Forrester |
Bestiary Mountain
Four teenagers from the moon must overpower a hierarchy of human-animal hybrids to find a geneticist on Old Earth, where genetic war has been waged. |
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J Fic
Haddix |
Double Identity
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. |
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J / Fic
Halam |
Siberia: A Novel
When Sloe was tiny, her Papa disappeared and she and her Mama went to live in a prison camp in the snowy north, in a time and place when no more wild animals exist. Mama's crime: teaching science and her dedication to the hope that the lost animal species can be reborn. Years later, Sloe is sent to a prison school, and Mama disappears. At 13, Sloe escapes alone, but with a gift from her Mama: the seeds of five missing species and the knowledge to bring them to life. |
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J / Fic Horowitz |
Point Blank
Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for rebellious boys in the Swiss Alps. Something isn’t right: the boys have suddenly changed into perfect, well-mannered students. |
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Marks |
Zoo
After seventeen-year-old Cam Stewart escapes from the kidnappers who took him from his San Diego home, he continues a dangerous adventure that includes finding a mysterious chip in his arm which leads him to question his identity. |
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/ SF Patterson |
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose. |
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J / Fic Thompson |
Fourth World
Fifteen-year-old Christie and his older stepbrother, Danny, travel to the home and mysterious laboratory of the elder boy's scientist mother, where they learn a shocking truth about the nature of her experiments. |
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Werlin |
Double Helix
Eli has lucked into a job at Wyatt Transgenics, working for Dr. Wyatt, the famous scientist. The salary is substantial, the work is interesting, and Dr. Wyatt seems to be paying special attention to Eli. Eli's father is vehemently against his taking the job; Eli knows that there's some connection between Dr. Wyatt and his parents, which is too painful for his father to discuss. As he continues to work at the lab, Eli begins to uncover some disconcerting truths about himself and about his very makeup. |
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