Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Final
Publication Date
Spring 2-18-2019
Keywords
GenBank, Plant Phylogeny, Plant Adaptation, Past Climate Change
Description
In this teaching module, students will learn about NCBI GenBank, search for DNA/protein sequences from multiple plant species of a gene that encodes Rubisco enzyme, construct and interpret a phylogenetic tree, and discuss traits that allowed plants to adapt their life on land.
Pages
11
Type
Teaching Resources
Format
Language
English, United States
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Nepal, Madhav P. and Ethan J. Andersen. 2019. Using Publicly Available GenBank Data to Teach Plant Phylogeny in High School Classrooms. ILEARN Teaching Resources. 2: 23-33
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