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Note that some labs are multi-week exercises. Make sure to print each lab to bring to class!

Updated 8/4/21

Week 1	Introduction to Genetics Probability, Mendelian Genetics, chi-square and measurements, controls	Lab 1
Week 2	Cytogenetics and Karyotyping Chromosomal alterations and human disease	Lab 2
Week 3	Mitosis & Meiosis Sordaria recombination and genetic crosses Homework 1: Cytogenetics write-up due	Lab 3
Week 4	Quiz 1 – Introduction, Cytogenetics, Mitosis, Meiosis
Week 4	Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses Fruit fly (Drosphila) genetics Lab 1 Population Genetics Human blood type frequencies Lab 1 Homework 2: Sordaria write-up due	Labs 4-7
Week 5	Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses Fruit fly (Drosphila) genetics Lab 2 Population Genetics Human blood type frequencies Lab 2
Week 6	Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses Fruit fly (Drosphila) genetics Lab 3 Simulating Population Genetic Processes Genetic drift, mutation, gene flow, natural selection Homework 3: Blood typing and population genetics write-up due
Week 7	Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses Fruit fly (Drosphila) genetics Lab 4 Lab Review (Crosses and Population Genetics) Introduction to pipetting Quiz 2 – Inheritance and Population Genetics
Week 8	DNA profiling in forensic science Pipetting and DNA fingerprinting Lab 1 (restriction digests) Homework 4: Genetic crosses write-up due	Labs 8-9
Week 9	DNA profiling in forensic science DNA fingerprinting Lab 2 (gel electrophoresis and analysis)
Week 10	Quiz 3 – DNA Fingerprinting
Week 10	Molecular Genetics, PCR, and Genotyping PTC genetics and GMO Lab 1 (DNA extraction and PCR) Homework 5: DNA fingerprinting write-up due	Labs 10-12
Week 11	Molecular Genetics, PCR, and Genotyping PTC genetics and GMO Lab 2 (restriction enzyme digestion and gel electrophoresis)
Week 12	Molecular Genetics, PCR, and Genotyping PTC genetics and GMO Lab 3 (lecture, data analysis, and review questions)
Week 13	DNA Barcoding and Evolutionary Genetics DNA extraction and PCR from fish samples	Labs 13-14
Week 14	DNA Barcoding and Evolutionary Genetics Gel electrophoresis, BLAST, multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic inference
Week 15	Quiz 4 – Molecular and Evolutionary Genetics
Week 15	Full Laboratory Report Due

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