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You can use these slides to explain the many complicated steps of the Polymerase chain reaction. The diagnostic and forensic uses of gel electrophoresis are detailed. This PowerPoint could be used to communicate facts, and also to prompt discussion about technological developments and criminal/forensic processes.

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dna fingerprinting, deoxyribonucleic acid, dna, gel electrophoresis

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dna fingerprinting, gel electrophoresis, pcr, polymerase chain reaction, kary mullis, science
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Grade
10th - 12th
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Science
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Presentations
Number of Slides
27
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Forensic Files: A DNA Dilemma

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Seventh-graders come in to science class to find a file on their desks detailing a crime to be solved! As a demonstration, you simulate the restriction of DNA samples and separate them by electrophoresis. From the gel, learners can...
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Innocent or Guilty: A Lab on DNA Gel Electrophoresis

Curated OER
Learners use the prelab as an introduction to the importance of DNA fingerprinting- a form of identification that us being accepted by both scientific and leagl experts. They prepare a gel for electrophoresis. DNA fragments, which have...
8th - 12th Science
Instructional Video

Gel Electrophoresis

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Ever wonder how scientists determine how animals are related, or who is guilty of a crime? Discover gel electrophoresis in an easy-to-understand video from a fun biology playlist. Topics include how restriction enzymes create segments of...
8 mins 7th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Video

DNA Fingerprinting

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The chances of a DNA mismatch occurring in DNA fingerprinting is one in a billion. Here learners see how using the differences in people's DNA, specifically Short Tandem Repeats (STRs), cutting them out using restriction enzymes, and...
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CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

DNA Forensics and Color Pigments

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Use food coloring in electrophoresis. The last segment in a four-part series mimics DNA fingerprinting by using chromatography. Teams conduct chromatography on food coloring to find colors that use similar pigmentation in their makeup.
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Unit 2: DNA Analysis

Kenan Fellows
Ever wonder how they solve those mysterious murders in TV crime dramas? The second of four units in a Biotechnology series introduces scholars to the many methods of DNA analysis. Pupils create and run their own gel electrophoresis...
9th - 12th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
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University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Gel Electrophoresis

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Simulate the process of gel electrophoresis with this interactive animation. It's a rather detailed and engaging activity.
9th - 10th Science
Lesson Plan

Restriction Enzymes and DNA Fingerprinting

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Show your class why restrictions aren't always a bad thing. In the third segment of a four-part series, the instructor develops the idea of restriction enzymes. Pupils learn how scientists use restriction enzymes in DNA analysis and DNA...
9th - 12th Science
Lesson Plan

Gel Electrophoresis

Curated OER
Learners conduct a variety of experiments to explore gel electrophoresis. In this biology lesson, explain how this process separate DNA and RNA. They discuss the practical applications of this method.
9th - 12th Science
Instructional Video

Sumanas Inc: Life: The Science of Biology: Gel Electrophoresis

Sumanas
Tutorial that explains and demonstrates how a procedure called gel electrophoresis is used to separate DNA fragments and a method called blotting is used to identify specific portions of the DNA.
9th - 10th Science
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