Identifying DNA mutations in Sepia, White, Yellow, and Vestigial genes in D. melanogaster - Integrating inquiry-based experiential learning into undergraduate Genetics Laboratory curriculum.

Abstract excerpt

Eye, body, and wing morphology in D. melanogaster are distinctly tied to genes that can easily be monitored to decipher the association between phenotype and genotype. Toward the goal of uncovering the DNA mutations responsible for these phenotypes, we share the development and implementation of a semester-long upper-level general Genetics laboratory course, in which an inquiry-based research component is...

Topics

• Animals
• Drosophila melanogaster
• Mutation
• Drosophila Proteins
• Curriculum
• Genetics