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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Electrophoretic Analysis: DNA Fingerprinting and Evolutionary Divergence

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine the principles of electrophoresis. They evaluate both the agarose and polyacrylamide system of molecular separation. In order to bring the concepts of genetics and evolution full circle from DNA to protein,...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Molecular Biology Cyberlab: Experiment 2: Gel Electrophoresis of Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good page that uses a Q&A format to describe the process of gel electrophoresis. Interactive in a rudimentary way.
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Dna Detectives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A hands-on activity from Access Excellence for advanced biology classes. Students are given a crime scenario and three suspects. Their mission is to determine 'Who Dunnit?' by obtaining and analyzing DNA samples. Requires extensive...