Thames & Kosmos Genetics & DNA Lab (V 2.0)
Head into the lab for an in-depth investigation of genetics—the branch of biology focused on heredity and variation in organisms—and DNA—the acid that holds the blueprints for life.
Get to Know:
Students can see genetic material with their own eyes as they isolate the DNA from a tomato in a test tube. Investigate inheritance and learn how traits are passed down from parents to children. Learn about dominant and recessive genes and play inheritance games to determine how traits will be expressed. Learn about the biology of reproduction, the components of cells, and how chromosomes are combined and copied.
Students can use the various components to assemble a model and see the elegant, double-stranded, helical structure of DNA. Then, they can crack the genetic code and find out how the different parts, called nucleotides, fit together. Analyze DNA evidence to identify suspects and solve a crime. Breed your own bacteria colony to experiment with survival of the fittest. Read about how mutation affects genes and how scientists clone plants and animals.
What's in the Box:
- Full color, 48-page manual
- Plastic bottle
- 2 Test tubes
- Funnel
- 10 Filter papers
- Pipette
- Measuring cup
- Wooden skewer
- 12 Plastic chips
- Inheritance chart
- Cell poster
- Chromosome puzzle
- DNA model
- 2 Petri dishes
- LB nutrient agar
- Plastic spatula
- Test tube stand
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