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Health Science and Medical Technology

Activity Originally Created By: Tina Doss

Class Example

Part of Lesson Plan: Bioinformatics - Primer Design

Activity Overview / Details

Distrubute the Bioinformatics - primer design student handout.

Pair students up. One student is the "pilot" or the person on the computer. The other student is the "navigator" or helping the pilot manage through the site, looking ahead, trouble shooting, recording information, etc.

To start the Primer Design activity, walk students through the first example from the Bioinformatics handout. Follow each step and perform what they will be doing with the NM_000330 or retinoschisis disease. Fill out table 2 with them as you progress through the steps. Know that students will get confused with the reverse primer details. Spend extra time explaining how to make a primer that is the reverse compliment to the base pair sequence.

Materials / Resource

  • Bioinformatics - Primer Design Handout Bioinformatics - Primer Design Handout [ Download ]