BIO 242 Genetics Laboratory

1 Credit

This genetics laboratory provides an experimental approach to studying the basic principles of genetics. Microscopic examination of mitosis and meiosis in plants and animals is performed as well as the recombination of genes in fungi, Chi-square analysis of hybrid plant offspring, computer simulations of fruit fly crosses to investigate sex-linkage, gene linkage, and an introduction to pedigree analysis using DNA gel electrophoresis.

Prerequisite(s): One university biology course and MATH 102 or MATH 250 (all with a minimum grade of C for Track I and a C+ for Track II) Concurrent with BIO 232 .