Using Phylogenetic Analysis to Detect Market Substitution of Atlantic Salmon for Pacific Salmon: An Introductory Biology Laboratory Experiment

Erica Cline; Jennifer Gogarten

doi:10.1525/abt.2012.74.4.7

1 April 2012 Using Phylogenetic Analysis to Detect Market Substitution of Atlantic Salmon for Pacific Salmon: An Introductory Biology Laboratory Experiment

Erica Cline, Jennifer Gogarten

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The American Biology Teacher, 74(4):244-249 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2012.74.4.7

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We describe a laboratory exercise developed for the cell and molecular biology quarter of a year-long majors' undergraduate introductory biology sequence. In an analysis of salmon samples collected by students in their local stores and restaurants, DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis were used to detect market substitution of Atlantic salmon for Pacific salmon. This allowed students to apply molecular methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing to a socially relevant issue.

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Erica Cline and Jennifer Gogarten "Using Phylogenetic Analysis to Detect Market Substitution of Atlantic Salmon for Pacific Salmon: An Introductory Biology Laboratory Experiment," The American Biology Teacher 74(4), 244-249, (1 April 2012). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2012.74.4.7

Published: 1 April 2012

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