DNA

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=Review= What makes up DNA? What does DNA look like? What controls when a cell needs to divide?

=DNA Replication= Play the following game: [] Complete the following document about the basics of DNA replication:

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=DNA replication model project=
 * Use Scratch, Draw.to, http://cacoo.com/, add drawings in word, use any paint program, or hand draw and photograph to show DNA replication.
 * Be sure to show individual steps in some manner on your diagram and add a sentence or two describing what is happening.
 * You must have 9 bases on your DNA strand I.
 * Include a key or label your diagram to show what each item is.
 * You will need to take a screen shot (apple/shift/4) to place on your wiki page.
 * Write a brief description of what happens in DNA replication and in what phase of mitosis DNA replication happens.

Use the following site [] to create information in your own words about telomeres, okazaki fragments, dna ligase, telomerase, cancer, transplanted cells, cloning, and aging.

=DNA electrophoresis and DNA spooling=

Go to the following website, follow the simulation, and answer the questions below:
 * Make up assignment for absences:**

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What is in the liquid in the small plastic tube (vial)? Can DNA be seen under a microscope? What procedure are we going to use to measure the DNA strands? What other molecules can be measured with the same procedure? What is the purpose of the gel? How do we make the DNA move during the procedure? Describe the difference between how far the short and long strands of the DNA move? Since DNA is colorless, how do we make it visible? How does the DNA appear now? What are the 5 steps of gel electrophoresis? When we hook up the red and black cords, which color is closest to the wells that hold the DNA? Is the DNA positive or negative in charge?

=Mitosis= Complete the following activities: Other sites of interest: []

=Meiosis= Complete the following activities: Other sites of interest: [] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divide.html# =Mutations= []

=Protein synthesis= Complete the following activity: Notes:

Making a model: Create and post a digital image(s) of the processes of protein synthesis. You can use any program online or on your computer. Online ones include mywebspiration, cacoo, and others. Be sure to upload or embed the image so it can be seen. This will serve as a series of visuals and text from which you can study from. Reflect on what you have learned and what you now understand better from having finished the activity.

= = =DNA homework:= Homework: DNA and protein synthesis: