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Students investigate the process of genetic engineering. In this genetic engineering lesson plan, students use paper models of DNA and plasmid bacterium to investigate the process of replicating DNA, splicing genes from DNA, and inserting genes of donated DNA into a plasmid.

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dna, deoxyribonucleic acid, genetic engineering, genetics

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dna, genetic engineering, plasmid dna, recombinant dna, science
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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