virginia igem workshop #4 high school education series
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Workshop Plan
Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series
• Lesson: PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, & Transformation
• Activity: Make Your Own Primers
Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series
Polymerase Chain Reaction
3D PCR Animation:
http://www.dnalc.org/view/15475-The-cycles-of-the-polymerase-chain-reaction-PCR-3D-animation-with-no-audio.html
Virginia iGEMWorkshop #4High School Education Series
Sequencing
Sanger Sequencing Explanation:
http://www.dnalc.org/resources/3d/29-sanger-sequencing.html
Activity: Make Your Own Primers
Virginia iGEMWorkshop #3High School Education Series
DON’T FORGET! •18-22 base pairs•50-60% GC Content•Wallace Rule: 4 degrees per C or G, 2 degrees per A or T Melting temperature of the primer. Subtract two degrees for annealing temperature.•Melting temperature 55-60 degrees•3’ Nucleotide = C or G
NCBI Primer Blast: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/primer-blast/Primer3: http://frodo.wi.mit.edu/