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): BIO 108 / BIO 118 and MATH 102 or MATH 250 Concurrent with BIO 232 .