A Hands-On Set for Understanding DNA Replication, Transcription & Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Ladislav Merta; Tomáš Pinkr; Vanda Janštová

doi:10.1525/abt.2020.82.1.49

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21 January 2020 A Hands-On Set for Understanding DNA Replication, Transcription & Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Ladislav Merta, Tomáš Pinkr, Vanda Janštová

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The American Biology Teacher, 82(1):49-51 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2020.82.1.49

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Molecular biology topics tend to be abstract and hard to visualize, and consequently pupils form many misconceptions about genetics and molecular biology. We describe how to make a hands-on educational set that provides visual and tactile modeling of DNA replication, transcription, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and random mutations so that students can examine these processes in detail. The set is inexpensive and easy to make, has been used successfully, and allows for modification to fit individual teachers ' needs.

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Ladislav Merta, Tomáš Pinkr, and Vanda Janštová "A Hands-On Set for Understanding DNA Replication, Transcription & Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)," The American Biology Teacher 82(1), 49-51, (21 January 2020). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2020.82.1.49

Published: 21 January 2020

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