Learning genetics through an authentic research simulation in bioinformatics

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 107-112

  Gelbart, Hadas ^a   Yarden, Anat ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Enculturation; Genetics curriculum; Problem solving; Web based learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745618154     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2006.9656026     Document Type: Article

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