Covering All the Bases in Genetics: Simple Shorthands and Diagrams for Teaching Base Pairing to Biology Undergraduates
Explaining base pairing is an important element in teaching undergraduate genetics. I propose a teaching approach that aims to close the gap between the mantra “A pairs with T, and G pairs with C” and the “intimidating” chemical diagrams. The approach offers a set of simple “shorthands” for the key...
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| description | Explaining base pairing is an important element in teaching undergraduate genetics. I propose a teaching approach that aims to close the gap between the mantra “A pairs with T, and G pairs with C” and the “intimidating” chemical diagrams. The approach offers a set of simple “shorthands” for the key bases that can be used to quickly deduce all canonical and wobble pairs that the students need to know. The approach can be further developed to analyze mutagenic mismatch pairing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85d8c42a985b4c6aa1c4d0a7ce507caf2022-12-21T20:11:41ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852011-01-01121646610.1128/jmbe.v12i1.267Covering All the Bases in Genetics: Simple Shorthands and Diagrams for Teaching Base Pairing to Biology UndergraduatesSergei Kuchin0Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211Explaining base pairing is an important element in teaching undergraduate genetics. I propose a teaching approach that aims to close the gap between the mantra “A pairs with T, and G pairs with C” and the “intimidating” chemical diagrams. The approach offers a set of simple “shorthands” for the key bases that can be used to quickly deduce all canonical and wobble pairs that the students need to know. The approach can be further developed to analyze mutagenic mismatch pairing.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v12i1.267 |
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| title | Covering All the Bases in Genetics: Simple Shorthands and Diagrams for Teaching Base Pairing to Biology Undergraduates |
| title_full | Covering All the Bases in Genetics: Simple Shorthands and Diagrams for Teaching Base Pairing to Biology Undergraduates |
| title_fullStr | Covering All the Bases in Genetics: Simple Shorthands and Diagrams for Teaching Base Pairing to Biology Undergraduates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Covering All the Bases in Genetics: Simple Shorthands and Diagrams for Teaching Base Pairing to Biology Undergraduates |
| title_short | Covering All the Bases in Genetics: Simple Shorthands and Diagrams for Teaching Base Pairing to Biology Undergraduates |
| title_sort | covering all the bases in genetics simple shorthands and diagrams for teaching base pairing to biology undergraduates |
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