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US 5,553,853 AGranted
Game apparatus and method of play for teaching dna related technologies
OwnerSolomon K. Sackiteyinventor
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Abstract
A game apparatus and an asociated method of play that educates the players about DNA related technologies. The game includes a selector for selecting a nucleotide from a group of nucleotides normally associated with DNA. By randomly selecting nucleotides and recording the selected nucleotides, each player creates a unique DNA sequence. The DNA sequence is used in one of a variety of game motifs to determine the winner of the game.
Claims18
A game apparatus for teaching DNA related technologies, comprising:
- selection means for repeatedly selecting at least one nucleotide from a first plurality of nucleotides;
- and
- recording means for repeatedly recording said at least one nucleotide selected by said random selection means, thereby producing a nucleotide sequence.
A game apparatus comprising
- a plurality of amino acid icons, wherein each of said amino acid icons indicates a first genetic sequence unique to that amino acid icon;
- a plurality of STOP icons, wherein each of said STOP icons indicates a second genetic sequence unique to that STOP icon;
- and
- a first selection means for enabling a player to randomly select from among said amino acid icons and said STOP icons.
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A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of:
- (a) randomly selecting at least one nucleotide from a plurality of nucleotides;
- (b) recording said at least one nucleotide;
- (d) repeating steps (a) and (b) to produce a nucleotide sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.