DNA Structure Challenge
Seven scored challenges in which students construct complementary strands, count hydrogen bonds, compare DNA stability, interpret antiparallel orientation, predict the…
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DNA Structure & Gene Explorer, Years 9–11
Students rotate a 3D DNA model, switch between helix, base-pair ladder and gene-segment views, display hydrogen bonds and 5′/3′ direction labels, and enter their own sequences to generate the complementary strand. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Years 9–11ExplorerDNA Structure and Genes
Learning outcomes
- Describe the double helix structure of DNA.
- Apply complementary base pairing.
- Describe the antiparallel arrangement of DNA strands.
Teaching guidance
Ask students to write a complementary strand by hand and check it in the explorer.
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