Stretching DNA

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Description

Explore stretching just a single strand of DNA using optical tweezers or fluid flow. Experiment with the forces involved and measure the relationship between the stretched DNA length and the force required to keep it stretched. Is DNA more like a rope or like a spring?

Version 2.08

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Flow stretching and DNA extension A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Allen Price HS
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Arabic (Saudi Arabia) All العربية (السعودية) Run now اطالة DNA
Basque All Euskara Run now DNA luzatu
Bosnian All Bosanski Run now ISTEZANJE DNA
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 拉伸DNA
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now DNA (去氧核糖核酸)伸展
Croatian All hrvatski Run now Ispravljanje DNA
Danish All Dansk Run now Udstræk DNA
Dutch All Nederlands Run now DNA strekken
French All français Run now Etirer l'ADN
Georgian All ქართული Run now დნმ-ის გაჭიმვა
German All Deutsch Run now DNS-Molekül strecken
Greek All Ελληνικά Run now Τέντωμα DNA
Hebrew All עברית Run now מתיחת ד.נ.א
Hungarian All magyar Run now A DNS kinyújtása
Indonesian All Bahasa Indonesia Run now Peregangan DNA
Irish All Gaeilge Run now DNA a shíneadh
Italian All italiano Run now Stiramento DNA
Japanese All 日本語 Run now DNAの引き伸ばし
Kazakh All Kazakh Run now Көсіл- DNA
Khmer All Khmer Run now គូសក្រាប់ DNA
Korean All 한국어 Run now DNA 스트레칭
Macedonian All македонски Run now Исправување на DNA
Mongolian All Монгол (Монгол) Run now Stretching DNA
Persian All فارسی Run now کشش دی ان ای
Polish All polski Run now Rozciąganie DNA
Portuguese All português Run now Stretching DNA
Portuguese (Brazil) All português (Brasil) Run now Alongamento DNA
Russian All русский Run now Растяжение ДНК
Serbian All Српски Run now ИСТЕЗАЊЕ DNA
Slovak All Slovenčina Run now Naťahovanie DNA
Slovenian All Slovenščina Run now Raztegovanje DNA
Spanish All español Run now Estirar la DNA
Spanish (Mexico) All español (México) Run now Estirar la DNA
Spanish (Peru) All español (Perú) Run now Estiramiento del ADN
Swahili All Swahili Run now vuta DNA
Thai All ไทย Run now Stretching DNA
Turkish All Türkçe Run now DNA'yı Gerdirme
Turkmen All Turkmen Run now DNK süýndirme
Vietnamese All Tiếng Việt Run now Kéo căng DNA

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Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Chris Malley
  • Tom Perkins
  • Mike Dubson
  • Wendy Adams
  • Meredith Betterton
  • JFreeChart
  • Piccolo