Microarray DNA Virtual Activity

Identify three (3) things that DNA microarray analysis on its own cannot do.

Gene 6219 turned what color on the microarray analyzer? What does this represent?

Identify three (3) things that DNA microarray analysis on its own cannot do.

Are all genes expressed in every cell type?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What are do the dark spots represent in mircoarray analysis data?

Why do we have to make a cDNA copy? Why not just use mRNA?

Why doesn't DNA stay in solution?

What are the steps of microarray analysis?

What is the microarray analysis experiment being used to analyze in this simulation?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Sample 1: ATTCCGGTAATCCCGTAATGCCGGATAATACTCCGGTAATATC

Sample 2: ATTCCGGTAATCCCGTAATGCCGGATAATACTCCGGTAATATC

The results of DNA analysis are often used to help determine

• the number of DNA molecules in an organism

• if two species are closely related

  
  

• the number of mRNA molecules in DNA

  
  

• if two organisms contain carbohydrate molecules

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2