Tag: replication
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Label Steps of DNA Replication
For freshman, DNA replication is only covered in basic terms, where students are told that the process is semi-conservative and leads to the production of two new identical strands. AP Biology students are required to learn te steps of DNA replication and the roles that enzymes like DNA polymerase, helicase, and ligase, play in the…
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DNA Coloring
In this activity, students color a DNA molecule according to directions that describe the base-pair rule and how the backbone of the molecule is composed of deoxyribose and phosphate arranged in a double helix. In addition, students are introduced to the concept of messenger RNA and how the sequence of bases determine and amino acid chain…
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How Can DNA Replication Be Modeled?
Hands-on activity uses colored paperclips to model DNA double helix and show how semi-conservative replication takes place.