Practical Proteins (Part 3 of 4)
In this lesson, students will be introduced to mutations in DNA. They will create beaded or illustrated "codes" to represent 5 different mutations to their original protein codes. These codes will be used in the part 4 to build mutated proteins.
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8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
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