Welcome to the Genetics Laboratory Canvas Page

This course is a general introduction to basic techniques and applications used in transmission genetics, cytogenetics and molecular genetics. The laboratory sessions will be conducted as outlined in the accompanying syllabus and lab manual, which can be found in the 'Modules' section. The lab manual is available in two formats; 1) an ibook, which has embedded videos, and 2) a pdf version, where the videos can be viewed independently. The lab manual explains how the lab will be organized, gives information on the main experimental animal we will be using (Drosophila melanogaster) and outlines the experiments we will be performing. You will be expected to familiarize yourself with specific laboratory sessions before the laboratory period. For each lab session, please be sure to read over the material prior to coming to lab!

Outside of the laboratory manual, no books are required for this course, but it would be helpful to read and work problems relating to course material from a genetics textbook. Since Genetics 3333 is a prerequisite for this course, I presume all students will have access to the textbook (Hartwell, et al. 2015. Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y. ), or a similar modern introductory text (Hartwell 4e is also fine). The problems book assigned to the lecture course, Primer of Genetic Analysis, will also be helpful.

Flying in the face of Neurodegeneration

T.H. Morgan, an early pioneer in genetic analysis, surrounded by his experimental organism, the fruit fly.