Cystic Fibrosis Prenatal Screening
Outline of the Unit
- to demonstrate how an understanding of DNA molecular structure and function can lead to technological advances that benefit society
- to introduce students to the biotechnology involved in DNA based testing for genetic disease including the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), gel electrophoresis, and bioinformatics
Students will:
- run an agarose electrophorese gel, simulating a genetic screening test for cystic fibrosis (CF)
- review their knowledge of DNA molecular structure and expand their understanding through a discussion of exons, introns, and intergenic DNA, PCR, and bioinformatics
Biology and Advanced Placement Biology students
2.5 hours
Next: Cystic fibrosis screening lab
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