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| [[iGEM Outreach | <font face="trebuchet ms" style="color:#ffffff"> '''Home''' </font>]]
| | ==For All Ages== |
| [[iGEM Outreach:About | <font face="trebuchet ms" style="color:#ffffff"> '''About''' </font>]]
| | *[[iGEM Outreach:DNA Necklaces | DNA Necklaces]] |
| [[iGEM Outreach:Activities | <font face="trebuchet ms" style="color:#ffffff"> '''Activities''' </font>]]
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| [[iGEM Outreach:Lesson Plans | <font face="trebuchet ms" style="color:#ffffff"> '''Lesson Plans''' </font>]] | |
| [[iGEM Outreach:Multimedia | <font face="trebuchet ms" style="color:#ffffff"> '''Multimedia''' </font>]]
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| [[iGEM Outreach:FAQ | <font face="trebuchet ms" style="color:#ffffff"> '''FAQ''' </font>]]
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| [[iGEM Outreach:Contact | <font face="trebuchet ms" style="color:#ffffff"> '''Contact''' </font>]]
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| =DNA Necklaces= | | ==For Young Children== |
| *Cornell iGEM 2011 | | *[[iGEM Outreach:Build-A-Bug | Build-A-Bug]] |
| *Adapted from the Cornell Institute of Biology Teachers | | *[[iGEM Outreach:All About Bacteria: How Clean Are Your Hands?| All About Bacteria: How Clean Are Your Hands?]] |
| *Suitable for: all ages
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| ==Introduction== | | ==For Older Students== |
| A major topic in modern biology research is DNA. The Human Genome Project, DNA fingerprinting, evolution studies, genetic diseases and tests, and bio-production are just a few applications that society has heard of for DNA. All of these techniques require a technician to remove DNA from a cell. (Remember, eukaryotes require an extra step—removing DNA from the nucleus.) In this activity, you will be the lab technician removing the DNA! Each step in the isolation process exists because of the characteristics of DNA.
| | *[[iGEM Outreach:Gel Electrophoresis Machine | Gel Electrophoresis Machine]] |
| | | *[[iGEM Outreach:Plasmid Activity | Plasmid Activity]] |
| ==Materials per person==
| | *[[iGEM Outreach:Synthetic Biology and You Interactive Workshop (Gr.12)| Synthetic Biology and You Interactive Workshop (Gr.12)]] |
| *Fresh raw wheat germ
| | *[[iGEM Outreach: DIY Gel Electrophoresis, Doing Science With Household Materials|DIY Gel Electrophoresis, Doing Science With Household Materials]] |
| *Meat tenderizer
| | *[[iGEM Outreach: Basic Lab Training Workbook| Basic Lab Training Workbook]] |
| *Hot water (shower temp)
| | *[[iGEM Outreach: Synthetic Biology and You Interactive Workshop (Gr.11)| Synthetic Biology and You Interactive Workshop (Gr.11)]] |
| *Wooden skewer
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| *Wash bottle filled with detergent (can be shared in a group)
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| *Propylene tube (15mL suggested)
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| *One 1.5mL microcentrifuge tube
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| *Ice-cold 100% ethanol (leave on ice until needed)
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| *Small cup or beaker
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| *One string of yarn
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| ==Procedure==
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| #Mix 50mL hot water and 1.5 g wheat germ in a small cup or beaker.
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| #Stir with wooden skewer.
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| #Add 2 squirts of detergent. (Detergent dissolves the lipid cell membranes.)
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| #Add 1.5g of meat tenderizer. (The tenderizer contains papain enzyme, which breaks down protein. This removes the histone proteins from DNA.)
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| #Stir for 2 minutes.
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| #Let the mixture sit for 2 minutes.
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| #Pour the liquid part of the solution into a 15mL polypropylene tube—leave most of the wheat germ in the cup. (The DNA should be in the solution.) Fill the tube halfway.
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| #Pour ice-cold ethanol SLOWLY down the inside edge of the tube you filled in step 7. Fill the tube almost to the top. (The ethanol helps the DNA come out of solution.)
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| #DNA strands will begin to precipitate and form! Yes, they look like snot. Twist the DNA onto the wooden skewer. (This is called spooling the DNA.) DO NOT STIR OR SHAKE!
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| #Place the DNA in the 2mL microcentrifuge tubes. Place a few drops of remaining liquid into the tubes along with the DNA.
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| #String the yarn where the cap of the 2mL tube connects to its body and seal the cap on the tube.
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| #Enjoy your DNA necklace!
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| ==Experience==
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| *Transfer pipette in step #7 = good alternative to pouring. Cornell iGEM 2011
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| *Step #11: consider hot-gluing the tube closed if you're helping young children. (The'll want to pop the cap off.) Cornell iGEM 2011
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| =Build-A-Bug=
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| *Cornell iGEM 2011
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| *Adapted from lesson plan developed by Ernie Richmann (Hobart Middle School in Painesville, OH) and the Cornell Institute of Biology Teachers
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| *Suitable for: all ages
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| ==Introduction==
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| Students build a model insect based upon the genetic information provided to them. Gene forms (alleles) contributed by each parent are determined by tossing a coin with one side representing the dominant form and the other side representing the recessive form. Students note the geneotype and phenotype of each trait and then build the insect using inexpensive, readily available materials. | |
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| ==Learning Objectives==
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| #Organisms inherit genetic information in a variety of ways that result in continuity of structure and function between parents and offspring.
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| #Hereditary information is carried in genes, which are composed of DNA.
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| #Each gene carries one unit of information.
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| #In sexual reproduction, typically half of the genes come from each parent. Sexually produced offspring are not identical to their parents.
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| #Genetic traits are passed on from generation to generation.
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| #Some genes are dominant, and others are recessive.
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| #Central dogma ⇒ DNA to mRNA to protein
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| *There are two parts to this activity—one to do during an outreach presentation, and another variation for children to take home with them.
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| ===A) Activity during presentation: genotype specifies phenotype===
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| *Objective: build an insect from arts and crafts materials
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| ====Materials:====
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| *Two two-sided coins (each coin represents one parent)
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| *Assorted craft materials for insect head, antennae, eyes, legs, wings, stingers, pincers, and proboscis—materials found in crafts stores. For example: | |
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| [[Image:Mr._Plasmid_4.jpg|center|200px]] | |
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| [[Image:Cornell_bug_body.jpg|200px]] | |
| [[Image:Cornell_pointy_wings.jpg|200px]] | |
| [[Image:Cornell_rounded_wings.jpg|200px]]
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| [[Image:Cornell_bug_legs.jpg|200px]] | |
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| [[Image:Cornell_curly_antennae.jpg|200px]] | |
| [[Image:Cornell_straight_antennae.jpg|200px]] | |
| [[Image:Cornell_spiral_pincers.jpg|200px]]
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| [[Image:Cornell_bent_pincers.jpg|200px]]
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| *One worksheet for each student (coming soon)
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| *Birth certificates for insects
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| ====Procedure====
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| *Note: Each insect parent is heterozygous for all traits. Genes exhibit complete dominance; heterozygote's phenotype = dominant homozygote's phenotype.
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| #(You) Designate which side of the coin (heads or tails) = dominant gene and determine which phenotype = dominant. Tell this information to the students.
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| #For each trait—big/ small eyes, curvy/ pointed wings, stingers vs. pincers, etc—eaach student flips a coin. Each coin flip = allele given by each parent.
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| #Students then determine and write down the genotype (ex: Ee for eyes) of each trait on their worksheets.
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| #Students then discern the phenotypes from the geneotypes and construct their insect using the provided crafts materials.
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| ====Experience, Part (A)====
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| ===B) Post-presentation take-home activity: adding bug proteins to DNA necklace===
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| *Objective: Make beaded "proteins" that determine the Build-A-Bug body part phenotypes and attach them to your DNA necklace. The DNA necklace will therefore represent the "central dogma" of biological information flow.
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| ====Materials (for each student), all contained in a large sealable bag====
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| *Colored cord cut in 6-inch pieces
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| *20 different kinds of beads—at least 5 of each kind, all contained in small plastic bags. List what color/ size/ type of bead goes with __ amino acid
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| *Instruction sheet of body part phenotypes and the DNA sequences that code for them. Each "protein" should be composed of 3 to 5 amino acids.
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| *Worksheet for students to write down DNA, mRNA, and amino acid sequences associated with each body part (coming soon)
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| *Codon table
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| ====Procedure:====
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| Obtain amino acid sequences of proteins that determine phenotype
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| #Students use provided information sheet to look up the DNA sequence for each of their crafted bug’s phenotypes.
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| #Students write down DNA in series of 3 letters on worksheet
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| #Transcribe DNA to mRNA.
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| #Look up amino acids to go w/ each codon (3-letter mRNA group) in the provided table.
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| #Write down amino acid sequence on worksheet and place beads on flat surface
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| Make the proteins and attach them to the DNA necklace. For each protein:
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| #Fold a piece of cord over the necklace strand such that the cord piece is divided in half. Keep the cord ends parallel and tie a knot such that the cord is secured to the necklace but can still slide up and down the necklace strand.
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| #String both ends of the cord through the amino acid beads.
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| #Tie knots on the end to keep the beads from falling off.
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| ⇒ Repeat all of the steps above for each body part phenotype.
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| The end product will be a necklace containing a vial of wheat germ DNA and with "proteins" corresponding to Build-A-Bug phenotypes on each side of the vial.
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| ====Experience, Part (B)====
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