2. Adapting the given lab to a once-a-week schedule The suggested schedule below essentially follows the schedule of the second example above. Because it would be impossible to fit in all four of the originally-planned experiments into a once-a-week schedule, we suggest that the instructor should choose either to carry out the analysis of inheritance (experiment 1) or of an aspect of the phenotype (experiment 2). An alternative schedule that more closely follows the original schedule is to delay the start of the molecular genetics project until the independent project is finished or almost finished, to enable students to concentrate on their independent project. Dates Classical Molecular genetics genetics project project (Expt (Expt 1 or 2, 4) and Expt 3) Week Introduction 1 Review of micropipettor use Sterilize control and experimental seeds for analysis of inheritance or phenotype; spread on plates Begin literature review Week [One day Introduction 2 before lab: Sterilize Col, Put plates Ler, mutant, into growth and F2 or F3 chamber] seeds; spread Continue on plates literature review Week Analyze [One day inheritance before lab: Put using F2 plates into seeds or
2. Adapting the given lab to a once-a-week schedule The suggested schedule below essentially follows the schedule of the second example above. Because it would be impossible to fit in all four of the originally-planned experiments into a once-a-week schedule, we suggest that the instructor should choose either to carry out the analysis of inheritance (experiment 1) or of an aspect of the phenotype (experiment 2). An alternative schedule that more closely follows the original schedule is to delay the start of the molecular genetics project until the independent project is finished or almost finished, to enable students to concentrate on their independent project. Dates Classical genetics project (Expt 1 or 2, and Expt 3) Molecular genetics project (Expt 4) Week 1 Introduction Review of micropipettor use Sterilize control and experimental seeds for analysis of inheritance or phenotype; spread on plates Begin literature review Week 2 [One day before lab: Put plates into growth chamber] Continue literature review Introduction Sterilize Col, Ler, mutant, and F2 or F3 seeds; spread on plates Week Analyze inheritance using F2 seeds or [One day before lab: Put plates into
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