Agronomy and Horticulture Department
DNA and DNA Extraction
Date of this Version
2003
Document Type
Article
Citation
Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary (PASSeL) Lesson
Abstract
This lesson discusses what DNA is and how it relates to genes and chromosomes. How and why DNA is extracted in the genetic engineering process is also covered.
Overview and Objectives - DNA and DNA Extraction
This lesson discusses what DNA is and how it relates to genes and chromosomes. How and why DNA is extracted in the genetic engineering process is also covered. At the completion of this lesson, you should be able to:
- Visualize the relationship between DNA, genes, and chromosomes.
- Compare the roles that DNA and proteins play in a cell.
- Explain how proteins are made from DNA (the processes of transcription and translation).
- Contrast DNA and proteins in their chemical make-up.
- Explain why DNA extraction is important in genetic engineering and how it is done.
- Understand why genes can be transferred between organisms and still work.
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Comments
Copyright © 2003 Patricia Hain and Don Lee. Used by permission.
Peer reviewed web lesson JNRLSE approved 2003
This project was supported in part by the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants CAP project 2011-68002-30029 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, administered by the University of California-Davis and by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education, National SMETE Digital Library Program, Award #0938034, administered by the University of Nebraska. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USDA or NSF.
Development of this lesson was supported in part by Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture under Agreement Number 98-EATP-1-0403 administered by Cornell University and the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC). Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.