Chapter 15: DNA Technology
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15.1: Tutorial: Genetic testing: Identifying the sickle-cell allele
This tutorial explains how restriction enzymes and gel electrophoresis can are used to test for genetically transmitted diseases.
15.3: Activity: The polymerase chain reaction
See how the polymerase chain reaction is used to make millions of copies of discrete segments of DNA in a short period of time.15.4: Tutorial: Human cloning
This tutorial explores how therapeutic cloning may be used to produce stem cells that have a wide range of medical applications, and explains how this process differs from reproductive cloning.
15.5: Activity: Genetic engineering
This animation explores how plasmids can be used to genetically engineer a tastier strawberry.15.6: Activity: Gene therapy for ADA deficiency
Test your recall for figure 15.6 with this key figure labeling exercise.
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