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Useful sites | Epigenetics – beyond genes

Inheritance... more than just genes information sheet (CSIRO, Australia)

Provides information about epigenetics, or non-gene factors, that affect traits in plants.
http://www.csiro.au/csiro/content/file/pfbb,,.html

Centre for Genetics Education, Australia

• Cancer, genes and inherited predisposition overview
  Summarises how cancer develops and provides a list of important points to remember about cancer.
  http://www.genetics.com.au/pdf/factsheets/fs47.pdf

• X chromosome inactivation
  Describes the process of inactivation of the genes on one of the X chromosomes in females by methylation.
  http://www.genetics.com.au/pdf/factsheets/fs14.pdf

• Genetic imprinting
  Describes genetic imprinting caused by methylation of genes from either a mother or father.
  http://www.genetics.com.au/pdf/factsheets/fs15.pdf

Basic principles of genetics: An introduction to Mendelian genetics (Palomar Community College, USA)

Provides information on genetics including the probability of inheritance and exceptions to simple inheritance.
http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/Default.htm

Rediscovering biology: Molecular to global perspectives (Learner.org, USA)

• Genetics of development
  Examines how molecules work to coordinate the genetic information of an entire organism.
  http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/biology/textbook/gendev/index.html

• Cell biology and cancer
  Covers the causes of cancer and treatments, tumour biology and angiogenesis.
  http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/biology/textbook/cancer/index.html

National Cancer Institute (USA)

A series of tutorials that use graphics and simple text to provide information about cancer.

• Cancer
  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer

• Cancer Genome Project
  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/CGAP

• Cancer and the environment
  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment

Inside cancer: Multimedia guide to cancer biology (Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, USA)

Uses animations to describe aspects of cancer. Includes the sections ‘Hallmarks of cancer’, ‘Causes and prevention’, ‘Diagnosis and treatment and ‘Pathways to cancer’.
http://www.insidecancer.org/

Epigenetics: A web tour (Science magazine, USA)

A collection of articles and web resources on epigenetics, including DNA methylation, RNA interference and histone modification.
http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/plus/sfg/resources/res_epigenetics.dtl