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This 50-word molecular biology word search covers DNA replication, PCR, lab diagnostics, and biotechnology techniques for advanced high school and college coursework. Hidden terms include thermocycler, electrophoresis, KRAS, primer, and topoisomerase, spanning molecular techniques and clinical applications. Use it as a review activity in a molecular biology or genetics course, a lab-preparation handout, or a problem-set supplement for upper-level science students.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Biology
Grade Level:
11th Grade – College
Updated April 2024

Word List

  • EXTRACTION
  • DNA
  • TRANSCRIPTION
  • TRANSLATION
  • AMPLIFICATION
  • ENZYME
  • PROBE
  • PRIMER
  • PROMOTER
  • HELICASE
  • PRIMASE
  • PCR
  • TMA
  • NAAT
  • ANAPLASMOSIS
  • BABESIA
  • INFLUENZA
  • COVID
  • KRAS
  • ONCOGENE
  • ANNEALING
  • EXTENSION
  • DENATURE
  • LYSIS
  • BUFFER
  • GEL
  • ELECTROPHORESIS
  • CONTAMINATION
  • RNA
  • TOPOISOMERASE
  • OKAZAKI
  • REPLICATION
  • SEQUENCING
  • HELIX
  • PROTEIN
  • XPERT
  • BIOFIRE
  • PANTHER
  • HPV
  • VAGINITIS
  • MENINGITIS
  • EPLEX
  • PIPETTE
  • CONTROLS
  • THERMOCYCLER
  • WATSON
  • CRICK
  • SPLICING
  • VECTOR
  • PLASMID

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