DNA: molecule of heredity

United States, 1960

Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

Episode of Series “Biology Program. Unit 5. Heredity and Adaptive Change”.
Dr. George Beadle, discoverer of DNA and Nobel prize winner, explains why DNA, a giant molecule of the cell chromosomes, is the basis of growth and reproduction and the mechanism for transporting hereditary specifications from one generation to the next.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

producer

Larry Yust

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1960

Appears in

Biology Program. Unit 5. Heredity and Adaptive Change

Group of items

Biology Program. Unit 5. Heredity and Adaptive Change

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303139

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → DNA

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Heredity

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → DNA

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetics

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Heredity

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Molecular structure

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/82007--dna-molecule-of-heredity/ |title=DNA: molecule of heredity |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=28 May 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}