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Li, Ming; Shen, Xiaodong; Zhao, Yan; Hu, Xiaomei; Hu, Fuquan; Rao, Xiancai – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2017
Homologous recombination, a central concept in biology, is defined as the exchange of DNA strands between two similar or identical nucleotide sequences. Unfortunately, undergraduate students majoring in biotechnology often experience difficulties in understanding the molecular basis of homologous recombination. In this study, we developed and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biotechnology, Majors (Students), Scientific Concepts
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Waluyo, Lud; Rahardjanto, Abdulkadir – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2022
Students' understanding of the concepts that underlie evolution are often less than optimal and make it difficult for them to accept the theory of evolution. The aimed of this study were to: 1) map students' knowledge of Mutation and Recombination (M and R); and 2) analyze the effect of gender on their chairperson. This survey research involving…
Descriptors: Evolution, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Gender Differences
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Flodin, Veronica S. – Science & Education, 2017
The purpose of this study is to interpret and qualitatively characterise the content in some research articles and evaluate cases of possible difference in meanings of the gene concept used. Using a reformulation of Hirst's criteria of forms of knowledge, articles from five different sub-disciplines in biology (transmission genetic, molecular…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Genetics, Scientific Concepts, Definitions