Lesson Plan

Phenotypic and Genotypic Changes in Bacteria

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Learners investigate a rapid method to render the bacterium Escherichia coli "competent" to uptake plasmid DNA. They demonstrate the phenotypic changes associated with transformation. They perform a cell resuspension from the transformed and untransformed colonies to demonstrate that only transformed cells have the plasmid present.

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Resource Details
Grade
11th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Year
1993