PCR Learning Activities
Select from an extensive catalogue of educational tools available for enhancing the teaching of biological subjects, including simulated testing of blood and urine, the illustration of various natural habitats, and the dissection of sterilized stool samples collected from different regions. By engaging with these educational materials, students learn about animals, the environment, interactions between different animals, growth patterns of cellular organisms, and much more. Safe and economical, these convenient kits are designed to provide you with all of the materials necessary for proper biology education.
Ward's® DNA Amplification by PCR Lab Activity
Introduce Students to PCR Technique with a Basic Procedure
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miniPCR® ZeeWee™ I Bird DNA Sex Test
Use PCR to determine if your chickens are male (ZZ) or female (ZW).
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miniPCR® ZeeWee™ II Bird DNA Sex Test
Use PCR to determine if your parrots are male (ZZ) or female (ZW).
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miniPCR® Lavender Chicken DNA Test
Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the lavender allele that causes pale greyish plumage.
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miniPCR® Blue Egg Chicken DNA Test
Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the presence of the oocyan allele that causes blue eggs.
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miniPCR® Recessive White Chicken DNA Test
Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the recessive white allele that causes white plumage.
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miniPCR® ZeeWee™ III Bird DNA Sex Test
Use PCR to accurately determine the sex of geese, ducks, quail, and other fowl.
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miniPCR® ZeeWee™ IV Bird DNA Sex Test
Use PCR to determine if your emus are male (ZZ) or female (ZW).
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miniPCR® Frizzle Chicken DNA Test
Use PCR to genotype your own chickens for the frizzle allele that causes curly feathers.
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Polymerase Chain Reaction Activity Kit
Teach Real-World Uses for PCR Technique
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What's the Source of the Food Poisoning?
Your students are medical professionals trying to save a patient's life by identifying a food-borne illness-causing microbe.
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DNA Fingerprinting Kit: Identify the Criminal
Your students are forensics professionals analyzing DNA collected at a crime scene.
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DNA Fingerprinting Kit: Reunite the Siblings
Your students are asked to help a person determine which of three candidates is his long-lost relative.
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Animal Identification: Catch a Predator
Your students are asked to identify the unknown predator that is killing calves on a nearby ranch.
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Plant Identification: Genetic Diversity in Crops
Your students are asked to help a farmer identify a plant that will cross-breed with his existing crops.
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EduPrimerTM Alu DNA Profiling Kits
The EduPrimerTM DNA Profiling kit is designed to introduce students to two dimorphic genes in the Alu family.