Beyond the central dogma: Model-based learning of how genes determine phenotypes

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Reinagel, Adam ^a   Speth, Elena Bray ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; COGNITION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PHENOTYPE; PROCEDURES; STUDENT; THINKING; TIME FACTOR;

BIOLOGY; COGNITION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PHENOTYPE; STUDENTS; THINKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84975764112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.15-04-0105     Document Type: Article

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