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With a master’s degree in secondary science education, Norma Dominguez teaches advanced high school biology at a public magnet school in Olympia, Washington. She leads introductory DNA extraction laboratory sessions each fall, and lives in town with her twin daughters.

DNA Model: The Intricate Structure That Drives Life
What Is the Germline? Heredity and Genetic Inheritance
What Are Cytogenetics? The Study of Chromosomes
What Is a Recombinant Chromosome?
What Is the Backbone of DNA Composed Of?
What Is an Example of Genetic Diversity?
How to Read a Chromosome Location
Why Does Meiosis Produce Cells With Half the Chromosomes?
What Is Heredity? The Biology of Inherited Traits
What Is Genetic Recombination and How Does It Work?
The Unique Characteristics of Female DNA
Do All Organisms Have the Same Number of Chromosomes?
What’s the Function of DNA in Living Organisms?
What Is DNA Extraction? The Process, Purpose, and Uses
Does Yeast Have DNA? And Why It’s Similar to Human DNA
Mitochondrial DNA vs. Nuclear DNA: What’s the Difference?
Is Rh Negative Recessive and What Does It Mean?
Conservative vs Semiconservative vs Dispersive: DNA Replication Models
How Are Two Strands of DNA Held Together?
What Is a Nondisjunction? Causes and Genetic Syndromes
Hermaphrodite Chromosomes and Sex Determination Explained
Male Sex Chromosomes: The Role of X and Y in Maleness
What is Chromosome 4 Responsible For? A Genetic Overview
What Is a Barr Body and Why Is It Important in Genetics?
Homozygous Dominant vs. Recessive: What’s the Difference?
How Does DNA Provide Evidence for Evolution?
What Is an Autosomal Chromosome & How Are Traits Inherited?
What Are Chromosomal Inversions and Their Effects?
Chromosome vs Sister Chromatids vs Homologous Chromosomes
How Chromosomes Relate to Sex and Gender Identity