DNA

DNA: The Genetic Material (Ch 9)

Labs

  1. DNA Structure using Straws (DN)

  2. DNA Extraction and Electrophoresis (MCC)

Math Skills

    1. Percentages

    2. Rates of DNA Replication

    3. Chi Square Analysis of Griffith's experiments.

Objectives

Section 1: identifying the Genetic Material

    1. Relate Griffith's conclusions to the observations he made during the transformation experiments.

    2. Summarize the steps involved in Avery's transformation experiments, and state the results.

    3. Evaluate the results of the Hershey and Chase experiment.

Section 2: The Structure of DNA

    1. Describe the three components of a nucleotide.

    2. Develop a model of the structure of a DNA molecule.

    3. Evaluate the contributions of Chargaff, Franklin, and Wilkins in helping Watson and Crick determine the double-helical structure of DNA.

    4. relate the role of the base-pairing rules to the structure of DNA.

Section 3: The Replication of DNA

    1. Summarize the process of DNA replication.

    2. Describe how errors are corrected during DNA replication.

    3. Compare the number of replication forks in prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA.