Table 1. Concept categories related to the PyMol activity that were assessed on the post-activity, anonymous quiz taken two weeks after completing the activity.
Concept/Topic | Quiz questions thataddressed the topic |
DNA structure | 1 |
Gene structure | 3, 12 |
Protein structure | 2, 7, 8, 14, 19, 20 |
Genetic code | 4 |
Form fits function in proteins | 9 |
Nature of mutations (change in DNA leads to changein protein sequence, which alters protein structure,and therefore function) | 5, 6, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21 |
Mutation nomenclature | 11 |
Change in one amino acid can alter protein structure,and therefore function | 10, 22 |
Inheritability of mutations | 18 |