BIO 233 - Intermediate Genetics
Fall 2002 - Dr. Jean Porterfield
What to Expect From Lab:
Attendance is mandatory and missing labs can result in point deductions. Not every lab will run for a full three hours, but you should expect them to, and not schedule other things during that time. There are also several times when you must come in outside of lab hours to perform parts of your experiments. We will be implementing our knowledge of the theories of genetics by actually doing research in our labs. In these endeavors we will be using some common techniques that are used in a variety of labs both in your future major, and outside St. Olaf (biotech companies, medical research labs, etc.) so these skills will be useful for you to have.Schedule of Topics for Laboratory
Week Of... Laboratory Topic Downloads & Other Information 9-5 NO LAB -- 9-9 Laboratory Introductions & Current Topics -- 9-16 Mitosis & Meiosis -- 9-23 Classical Genetics I: Yeast Mutagenesis -- 9-30 Classical Genetics II: Complementation Testing download the class survivorship data (MSExcel file) 10-7 Classical Genetics III: Paper Discussion download some answers (MSWord document) 10-14 Molecular Genetics I: Restriction Digest & Ligation TBA 10-21 NO LAB -- 10-28 Molecular Genetics II: Bacterial Transformation TBA 11-4 Molecular Genetics III: Confirmation Digest & PCR TBA 11-11 Molecular Genetics IV: Electrophoresis & Yeast Transformation TBA 11-18 Bioinformatics I: Gene Research TBA 11-25 NO LAB -- 12-2 Bioinformatics II: Preparation of Oral Presentation TBA 12-9 NO LAB --