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  • Primary School - Grades K, 1, 2, 3
    R=Reference/Experiment   S=Sample Project
    Build a DNA Extraction Kit and use it to purify DNA from strawberries R
    DNA K-12 Experiments & Background Information
    What is RNA
    Interdisciplinary Topic: DNA
    Elementary School - Grades 4, 5, 6
    R=Reference/Experiment   S=Sample Project
    Determine if it is easier to extract more DNA from animal cells than from plant cells. R
    Can DNA be extracted from onions and observed with the naked eye? R S
    What are cells? R S
    DNA K-12 Experiments & Background Information
    What is RNA
    Interdisciplinary Topic: DNA
    Middle School - Grades 7, 8, 9
    R=Reference/Experiment   S=Sample Project
    Determine whether there is a correlation between an animal's genome size and cell nucleus size. R
    Inhibiting Chemosensory Function via Introduction of Anticonvulsant Ethosuximide for Net Extension of Schmidtea mediterr R
    Learn the basics about DNA sequences by examining some simple differences between groups of genes. R
    Extract DNA from onion in sufficient quantity to be seen and spooled. R
    Comparing Nucleotide Sequences of Native Plants R
    Molecular Analysis of Blood Typing Compared with Traditional Serological Typing R
    Modifying Plant Characteristics By RNA Interference S
    The Effect of Temperature on DNA Extraction R
    Do Different Parts of a Plant Yield Different Amounts of DNA? R
    Research DNA replication (natural and unnatural) and repair. S
    Compare the weights and lengths of different onion species DNA. R
    DNA Testing: Commercial Kits vs. Household Methods R
    Determine which tested bio material produces the most extractable DNA/RNA by weight. R
    Determine if it is possible to dysfunction a gene through virus induced gene silencing. R R
    RNA Alignment Scoring Based on Covariance R R

    DNA K-12 Experiments & Background Information
    What is RNA
    Interdisciplinary Topic: DNA
    High School - Grades 10, 11, 12
    R=Reference/Experiment   S=Sample Project
    High Speed Detection of Chimeras Formed during PCR Amplification of 16S rRNA R
    DNA Barcoding as a Tool to Identify Commercially Marketed Fish R
    Biochemical Analysis of the Mechanisms of Cold Tolerance in Citrus R
    Sequence Comparison across Species as a Predictor of Gene Function R
    Effects of Solar UV Radiation on Super-coiled DNA R
    The Best Detergent for Plentiful DNA Extraction S
    Which Method is more effective for PCR? Conventional PCR versus real time PCR in detecting DNA S R
    Determine how specific an antibody is when presented to proteins with similar amino acid sequences. R R R
    Preliminary siRNA Analysis of Genes Implicated in Neuronal Differentiation and Neurite Outgrowth R R

    The Effect of Charged Amino Acids on the Formation of Alpha-helical Structures R R

    The Electrical Transport of DNA across Periodic Cross-Pattern Surfaces R
    Investigation of Homopolymeric Runs in C. elegans Genome with Novel Model for Control Sequences R
    Test the hypothesis that nature prefers strands and helices in building biomolecules. R
    To optimize the PCR process and sequence amplified DNA R R
    Analyzing Interactions between mRNA Splicing and Transcription with Proteins BBP and BUR2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae R R

    Observe similarities and differences in the DNA of various fruits and vegetables by extracting the DNA and performing gel electrophoresis. R R
    How widespread is the occurrence of spliceosomal introns in the nuclear-encoded rDNA of lichen-forming and free-living members of the Ascomycota R R

    Factors That Cause Degradation in Oncorhynchus (Salmon Fish) DNA S
    Repeat Meselson-Stahl experiment (demonstrate that DNA replication is semiconservative) R R
    Repeat Luria-Delbrück experiment (Demonstrate that in bacteria, genetic mutations arise in the absence of selection, rather than being a response to selection. Therefore, Darwin's theory of natural selection acting on random mutations applies to bacteria as well as to higher organisms.) R
    DNA K-12 Experiments & Background Information
    What is RNA
    Interdisciplinary Topic: DNA
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