Reconstructing the Evolution of Cauliflower and Broccoli part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
This laboratory exercise focuses on the connections between plant genetics and morphology.

Local Population Structure and Behavior of the Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
Assess population structure, genetic health, and behavior of your local wood frog population by determining microsatellite allele frequencies.

Background Information for "Reconstruction the Evolution of Cauliflower and Broccoli" part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
Background Information for Instructors (Word) (Microsoft Word 37kB Apr28 07)Background Information for Instructors (Acrobat (PDF) 19kB Apr28 07) The domestication of crop plants over 10,000 years provides rich ...

Images of Arabidopsis Wild-type and Mutant Plants part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
Return to Main Lab Page Photo of a wild-type Arabidopsis inflorescence. Photo of a apetala1 mutant Arabidopsis inflorescence. Photo of a apetala1 cauliflower mutant Arabidopsis inflorescence. SEM of a wild-type ...

Photomicrographs of Broccoli and Cauliflower part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
Return to Main Lab Page SEM micrograph of a broccoli inflorescence SEM micrograph of a broccoli flower SEM micrograph of iterating cauliflower inflorescences. Floral meristem development arrests. SEM micrograph of ...

Exploring the Chamaecrista Gene Space part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
Whole transcriptome sequencing can provide undergraduates with large data sets forming a foundation for authentic research experiences in the context of a teaching lab. This laboratory experience integrates in ...

Integrative activities to study the evolution of nervous system function part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
The overall goal of this multi-week inquiry-based project is to have students combine levels of analysis, including behavioral, anatomical, cell biological, molecular and genomics tools to study how specialized functions of the nervous system evolved.

Modeling Molecular Evolution part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
Biology and Computer Science majors collaborate to model the process of mutation at the DNA level, and examine the consequences at the protein level.

Supplies and Equipment Needed for "Human SNP Determination" Lab Activity part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
Return to Main Lab Page For the first lab session, "DNA Isolation and PCR" For students in each lab section (20-24 students) to share: 1 thermal cycler for doing PCR 1 waterbath set to 56 degrees C 2 ...

SNP Lab First Draft part of Teaching Genomics at Small Colleges:Genomics Instructional Units Minicollection
This is an introductory biology laboratory exercise in which students isolate DNA from their cheek cells, amplify (using PCR) a region of DNA surrounding a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), and perform RFLP ...