| Date | Investigations and Exercises | Readings |
| Jan 12 |
Introduction | - |
| Jan 19 |
Inv. 1, Probability & Statistics | 56-57, 64-66 |
| Jan 26 |
Inv. 3, Drosophila familiarization Inv. 4, Set up two experiments with the "Lobed" gene: - A comparison of variation in expressivity due to genetics and environment ("expressivity") - Incomplete penetrance in a monohybrid cross ("penetrance") |
126-127 |
| Feb 2 |
Inv. 2, Independent assortment and gene interaction in maize Inv. 5, Set up selection & drift experiments ("S&D") Clear penetrance & expressivity experiments |
59-62, |
| Feb 9 |
Analysis of variable expressivity Inv. 6, Set up trihybrid cross for gene mapping experiment ("THC") Clear S&D experiments |
180-186 |
| Feb 16 |
Count & transfer F1 from S&D experiments Clear penetrance experiment Clear parentals from THC |
- |
| Feb 23 |
Analysis of incomplete penetrance in a monohybrid cross Make THC test cross Clear S&D experiments |
- |
| Mar 1 | Lab Quiz Clear F1 from THC Count & transfer F2 from S&D experiments |
- |
| Mar 8 | Spring Break Instructor will clear S&D experiments | - |
| Mar 15 |
Linkage analysis |
- |
| Mar 22 |
Inv. 7, Human cytogenetics Count & transfer F3 from S&D experiments |
222-227 |
| Mar 29 |
Inv. 8, Chromatography Clear S&D experiments |
412-15 |
| Apr 5 |
Inv. 9, Protein electrophoresis | 716-23, 746-7 |
| Apr 12 |
Count F4 and terminate S&D experiments Selection and genetic drift |
728-732 |
| Apr 19 |
Lab Quiz | - |
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