BIO 380L:

Genetics Lab 

Brief Syllabus

 

Fall 2011

Arun Seetharam

Rm S235, x-7899 

aseetharam@sycamore.indstate.edu   

http://mama.indstate.edu/users/stuart/genetics/glabsyl.html

Connect to Course Materials

Aug/Sept
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 TTh 30,1  - RL: Zfish Pigmentation Mutants  
 TTh  6,8  - VL: Trihybrid Cross and Chi-square
 TTh 13,15 - RL: Zfish @ 2-6w and TriChi
 TTh 20,22 - VL: Test-cross Mapping
 TTh 27,29 - RL: Zfish @ 4-10w and TestMap

Oct.
 TTh  4,6  - VL: Gene-Centromere Distances
 TTh 11,13 - RL: ZFish @ 8-12w and CenDist
 TTh 18,20 - VL: Genetic Code
 TTh 25,27 - RL: DNA Isolation

Nov
 TTh  1,3  - VL: DNA Digest and GenCode

 TTh  8,10 - RL: DNA Analysis
 TTh 15,17 - VL: Pedigree-based Linkage Analysis
 TTh 22,24 - No Labs (Thanksgiving Break)

Dec.
 TTh  29,1 - VL: ZFish (last look) and PedLink

 TTh   6,8 - VL: Report Writing (ZFish/PedLink Due by 4pm)

 


Grading 

  • >93%: A
  • >90%: A-
  • >87%: B+
  • >83%: B
  • >80%: B-
  • >77%: C+
  • >73%: C
  • >70%: C-
  • >67%: D+
  • >63%: D
  • >60%: D-

Evaluations

ZFish Lab: 1 labs x 20 pts = 20pts 

  • pigmentation phenotypes
  • full semester exercise
  • reports due Dec 6 & 8 (4pm)
  • use Brief Lab Report format

 

Virtual Labs: 6 labs x 10pts= 60pts 

  • wide range of organisms
  • wide range of principles
  • reports due 2 weeks after lab starts

 

DNA Lab: 1 lab x 20 pts = 20pts 

  • DNA isolation and digestion
  • DNA identification
  • reports due Nov 29 & Dec 1 (2pm)
  • use Brief Lab Report format