Teaching the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology using Jewelry

”Cracking the Code” is an activity developed to demonstrate the processes of transcription and translation. This hands-on activity helps students understand the relationship between form (base pairing) and function (information storage and transfer) of nucleic acids. In this activity, students go th...

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Autor principal:	Jennifer M. DeBruyn
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2012
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cf63c271b17a4cc4bbc404a2a6d46bca2021-11-15T15:20:10ZTeaching the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology using Jewelry10.1128/jmbe.v13i1.3561935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/cf63c271b17a4cc4bbc404a2a6d46bca2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v13i1.356https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885”Cracking the Code” is an activity developed to demonstrate the processes of transcription and translation. This hands-on activity helps students understand the relationship between form (base pairing) and function (information storage and transfer) of nucleic acids. In this activity, students go through the processes of transcription and translation of a DNA molecule to create jewelry; a beaded bracelet or necklace is used as a tactile representation of a chain of amino acids. To determine the correct order of “amino acid” beads, students must first decode a strand of DNA using complementary base pairing rules. The decoding is a two-step process that illustrates transcription (the copying of DNA to RNA) and translation (using tRNAs to match the genetic code to the correct amino acid). This teaches the relationship between structure (base pairs) and function (information storage and transfer) in nucleic acids.Jennifer M. DeBruynAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 62-64 (2012)
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description	”Cracking the Code” is an activity developed to demonstrate the processes of transcription and translation. This hands-on activity helps students understand the relationship between form (base pairing) and function (information storage and transfer) of nucleic acids. In this activity, students go through the processes of transcription and translation of a DNA molecule to create jewelry; a beaded bracelet or necklace is used as a tactile representation of a chain of amino acids. To determine the correct order of “amino acid” beads, students must first decode a strand of DNA using complementary base pairing rules. The decoding is a two-step process that illustrates transcription (the copying of DNA to RNA) and translation (using tRNAs to match the genetic code to the correct amino acid). This teaches the relationship between structure (base pairs) and function (information storage and transfer) in nucleic acids.
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Teaching the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology using Jewelry

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