Matériel éducatif de biologie

Introduce Students to PCR Technique with a Basic Procedure

Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the lavender allele that causes pale greyish plumage.

Teach Real-World Uses for PCR Technique

The EduPrimer™ DNA profiling kit is designed to introduce students to Variable Number Tandem Repeats (VNTRs).

Engage students with a genetics and PCR kit that has a direct link to a testable phenotype.

Conduct a bacterial transformation experiment in a single 45 minutes class period!

Use PCR to determine if your parrots are male (ZZ) or female (ZW).

Use PCR to determine if your chickens are male (ZZ) or female (ZW).

Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the recessive white allele that causes white plumage.

Use PCR to determine if your emus are male (ZZ) or female (ZW).

Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the frizzle allele that causes curly feathers.

Your students are asked to help a farmer identify a plant that will cross-breed with his existing crops.

Use PCR to accurately determine the sex of geese, ducks, quail, and other fowl.

Your students are asked to help a person determine which of three candidates is his long-lost relative.

Real world applications; any water sample can be tested.

Your students are forensics professionals analyzing DNA collected at a crime scene.