Intermediate - Easy to perform; requires some background knowledge.- Approved for AP® Biology courses
- Complete Kit (just supply water and equipment)
- Load and go with aliquoted, ready-to-use DNA samples
- Easy-to-use teacher's manual and student guide
- Contains 2 bonus dry labs: "DNA Goes to the Races" and "DNA Scissors"
It's easy to teach students the basics of DNA gel electrophoresis and analysis with this classic AP® Biology lab. Using convenient pre-cut fragments, students electrophorese, stain, and visualize uncut lambda DNA (control) and DNA predigested with
EcoRI and
HindIII (standard molecular weight marker).
They then determine the sizes of the DNA fragments. Materials are sufficient for 4 or 8 teams of students or 8 separate instructor demonstrations.