Description
Intermediate,151;Easy to perform; requires some background knowledge.
Bring genetic engineering into your classroom with the Green Gene Colony Transformation Kit. Developed with the DNA learning center, this kit allows students to induce bacteria to accept and express the gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP) from sea jellies causing the genetically modified bacteria they produce to visibly glow green. Kit includes a voucher to request perishable materials later at your convenience. Contact us or return the voucher to request delivery of perishable materials.
This kit is Module 1 of a 3-module sequence and provides the materials necessary for performing transformation. To perform protein purification after completing this experiment, obtain Module 2 (item #211072P or #211072), and to run electrophoresis on the purified protein, obtain Module 3 (item #211073P or #211073).
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Product Features
Green color is visible in normal light,151;no UV lighting needed
Pre-aliquoted and prepared reagents minimize teacher prep time
Designed to match the traditional AP® Biology Lab 6
Colonies will fluoresce under UV light
Designed for 8 student groups/lab stations
Plasmid contains gene for ampicillin resistance
Time Requirement
Teacher prep, prepare LB agar plates and streak start plates. Performing lab, approximately one to two 60-minute class periods. Post lab results, approximately one 60-minute class period.
Digital Resources
Includes 1-year access to digital resources that include a teacherÕs manual, student guide, fill-in answer sheets, whiteboard resources, videos, interactive digital prelab activity, and more.
Performance Expectation(s)
HS-LS1-1
HS-LS3-1
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Disciplinary Core Ideas
HS LS1.A: Structure and Function
Science and Engineering Practices
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Learning Objectives
Explain how one organism can be genetically engineered to produce a protein from a different organism.
Draw connections between the techniques performed in this laboratory and the development of current critical pharmaceuticals.
Explain the use and importance of selective marker genes in a bacterial transformation.
Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills
Students should have a basic knowledge of cell structure and function, cell wall and membrane structure and function, and a working knowledge of protein synthesis.