Virtual Genetics Education Centre
Resources
Cell cycle
Animation of the Cell Cycle
Interactive animation of cell cycle from . Can be watched as a whole or moved through step by step.
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Age range: 11-14/14-16/16-18
Approach: Animation
Mitosis
Online Tutorial on Mitosis
Online tutorial on mitosis, including animations and self-assessment activities, from .
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Age range: 11-14/14-16
Approach: Interactive tutorial
Animation of Mitosis
Interactive animation of mitosis from . Can be watched as a whole or moved through step by step.
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Age range: 11-14/14-16/16-18
Approach: Animation
Mitosis Cut and Stick
Part of the Times Education Supplement (TES) Secondary Biology Collection. This is a review activity to sequence and label stages of mitosis; it also includes extension tasks. To access this resource you are required to register with the TES; registration is free.
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Age range: 14-16/16-18
Approach: Interactive Tutorial
Meiosis
Online tutorial on meiosis
Online tutorial on meiosis, including animations and self-assessment activities, from BioCoach.
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Age range: 11-14/14-16
Approach: Interactive tutorial
Animation of Meiosis
Interactive animation of meiosis from Can be watched as a whole or moved through step by step.
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Age range: 11-14 / 14-16 / 16-18
Approach: Animation
Making Reebops: a Model for Meiosis
Reebops are imaginary animals, made from marshmallows (or foam packing pieces). Their features are determined by the characteristics encoded in their chromosomes. Both parents are heterozygous for all their characteristics (except their sex).
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Age range: 11-14 / 14-16 / 16-18
Approach: Activity
General
Animations of Mitosis and Meiosis
A set of four animations from . that outline the stages of meiosis; the unique features of meiosis; a comparison of meiosis and mitosis; and the generation of diversity through the random orientation of chromosomes during meiosis.
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Age range: 14-16 / 16-18
Approach: Animation
The differences between mitosis and meiosis
Part of the Times Education Supplement (TES) Secondary Biology Collection. A Short activity to compare and contrast these two types of cell division. To access this resource you are required to register with the TES; registration is free.
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Age Range: 16-18
Approach: Activity