Gelin’: Gel Electrophoresis Simulation
Author(s): Beyond Benign
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Background: Scientists use a technique called gel electrophoresis to look at a DNA fingerprint. The DNA separates into bands and these bands form different lengths. Every organism, with the exception of identical twins, has a different DNA fingerprint.
Goal: To understand how DNA is separated into a fingerprint by using a chromatography activity to simulate gel electrophoresis.
Learning Objectives: Students will…
• Follow directions to complete a gel electrophoresis simulation
• Use a color-separation technique to separate individual colors from two sample solution
• Use the results of the separation to infer whether the sample solutions are identical or not
From Beyond Benign Green Chemistry Education
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- Benign, B. (2019). Gelin’: Gel Electrophoresis Simulation. Opening the Pathway to Technician Careers: A Conference for Biology Teachers of Deaf Students, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/H121-N731