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Biotechnology/Bioinformatics Activity

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Students demonstrate the genetic principles of Heredity. They discover that each species has a unique Genetic fingerprint and that people can use "Genetic fingerprints" to solve a number of problems. They discuss examples of uses of DNA testing.

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11th - 12th
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Science
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