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Paper Cloning Exercise

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Students use paper, scissors and tape to simulate cloning. They isolate each DNA and using the indicated restriction sites, cut and recombine (ligase) the DNA fragment thus making a recombinant DNA molecule which would generate a recombinant vaccine.

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dna, deoxyribonucleic acid, biotechnology, cloning

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biotechnology, cloning, dna, science
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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