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Material:
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Virtual Bacterial Identification Lab
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| Submitted by: |
alan elkins on Feb 28, 2003 |
| Date Last Modified: |
Feb 28, 2003 |
| Title: |
Understanding Automated DNA Techniques |
| Description: |
Students will perform a virtual lab that encompasses identifying a bacterium using a small sample of DNA. They will use the automated Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique to amplify the sample, use a gene sequencer to determine the nucleotide sequence, and compare the results to a DNA database to identify the organism. |
| Type of Task: |
Individual
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| Time Required |
One lab session |
| Topics: |
Current techniques in Molecular Genetics |
| Course: |
General Biology I (Non-majors) Lab |
| Audience: |
College Lower Division
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| Prerequisites Skills: |
Students are required to understand the basics of DNA replication and the nucleotide sequence of genes. |
| Learning Objectives: |
Students will understand how machines can be used to perform complicated and laborious laboratory tasks. |
| Text of Learning Exercise: |
Students will log on to the site using the computers in the lab. They will
perform the virtual lab as if it were a ?hands on? lab experiment. They will
prepare a lab report following the same guidelines as any other lab. Reports
will be due the following lab period.
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