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Wow! A very detailed slideshow covers complex topics of genome research methods. This is advanced and relevant to the highest level of school biology. Excellent resource if you wish to expose your class to scientific methods and laboratory expertise, or the background to gene care in certain disorders, such as Sickle Cell.
When your AP biology class is studying DNA and genomes, this learning exercise will provide a detailed review. On the first page are diagrams and matching SEM (scanning electron microscope) images of different levels of DNA packing to be outlined. The remainder of the assignment requires learners to write out answers to questions on multigene families, gene regulation and expression, cancer, and other mutations.
After teaching about the process of meiosis, use this presentation to inform your biology buffs of problems that can possibly occur. Gene mutation is mentioned as a review, and then different forms of chromosome mutation are explored: nondisjunction, deletion, inversion, duplication, and translocation. The use of a karyotype for identifying these problems is explained. It would be ideal to follow this presentation with a karyotype activity.
Students understand the process of bacterial transformation through experimentation. They describe the function of two important genes of the pBestLuc plasmid. They explain how to induce competence in E. coli cells.
A five-star arrangement of slides awaits your biology class. It progressively steps viewers through the process of protein synthesis within the eukaryotic cell. Colorful representations of the DNA molecule, important enzymes, introns, and exons make the text explanations clear. The final slide lists pertinent vocabulary terms. You could ask volunteers to explain the meaning of each as a means of reviewing the presentation.
High schoolers examine how scientists study the genetic and environmental factors that interact to produce variation in behavior across a population.
Students explore and discuss genetics stories and answer questions about genetic outcomes of offspring. In this genetics lesson, students read genetics stories on a web site. Students use a chart to answer questions regarding the possible outcomes of a genetic cross.
Students explore how scientists study the genetic and environmental factors that interact to produce variation in behavior across a population.
Tenth graders discuss their physical features, and why they look the way they do. They listen as the teacher discusses DNA, alleles, and dominant or recessive genes. Students perform an experiment with different colored markers representing alleles to determine genotype and phenotype ratios among offspring.
After giving some of the basic characteristics of the DNA molecule, the slides provide process information and many detailed diagrams about plasmids, vectors, and their application in cloning genes.