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Presentation
Session C-5: Using Sordaria to Understand Meiosis
Professional Learning Day
  • Don Dosch, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
  • Susan Styer, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session Number
C-5
Location
Room: B-155/156 NOTE: This is a 2 hour session.
Start Date
26-2-2010 11:30 AM
End Date
26-2-2010 1:30 PM
Description

Using this simple organism, students can perform a genetic mapping experiment to determine the location of a spore pigment gene relative to the centromere. A deeper examination of the same data will reveal the mechanism of crossing over in meiosis.

Citation Information
Don Dosch and Susan Styer. "Session C-5: Using Sordaria to Understand Meiosis" (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/donald-dosch/8/