DNA/Chromosome Staining

DNA/Chromosome Staining
Configure & Price
IS.3000
Each kit is meant for
Quantity
$69.99

Prepare your own squashed stained slide and be able to identify the phases of plant mitosis and chromosomal development. Students will be able to prepare, stain and mount slides using specially prepared onion root tips.

  • Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1.A; LS1.B
  • Performance Expectations: MS-LS1-1; HS-LS1-1; HS-LS1-4
  • Cross Cutting Concepts: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity; Systems and System Models; Structure and Function


  • Includes:
    • 1x preserved root tips
    • 2x 25mL 6M hydrochloric acid
    • 2x 25mL 1.0% toluidine blue solution
    • 1x box of microscope slides
    • 1x box of coverslips
    • 30x aluminum dishes
    • 30x forceps

    IS.3000
    Items needed, but not included
    Compound light microscopes
    Distilled or deionized water
    Scalpels or razor blades
    Paper towels
    Quantity
    15 lab groups
    Includes
    Teachers manual and Student Study Guide copymasters

    Resources

    Safety Data Sheet - (IS3000)

    DNA-Chromosome-Staining-Printable-SDS.pdf

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