Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ627112
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Modeling the Classic Meselson and Stahl Experiment.
D'Agostino, JoBeth
American Biology Teacher, v63 n5 p358-61 May 2001
Points out the importance of molecular models in biology and chemistry. Presents a laboratory activity on DNA. Uses different colored wax strips to represent "heavy" and "light" DNA, cesium chloride for identification of small density differences, and three different liquids with varying densities to model gradient centrifugation. (YDS)
Descriptors: Biology, Density (Matter), DNA, Hands on Science, Higher Education, Models, Science Activities
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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