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|'''Worm Husbandry''':view worm videos;  
|'''Worm Husbandry''':view worm videos;  
examine wild type and mutant worms; practice picking worms;<br>
examine wild type and mutant worms; practice picking worms;<br>
Set up first crosses - '''Autosomal vs X-linked analysis'''
Set up first crosses - '''Autosomal vs X-linked test'''
|'''3-4 days later:'''<br>
|'''3-4 days later:'''<br>
Pick 2 "wild type" looking worms from each cross to self
Pick 2 "wild type" looking worms from each cross to self

Revision as of 05:23, 10 August 2009

Wellesley College BISC 219 Genetics

We would like to thank Dr. Phil Hartman of Texas Christian University for developing this series and providing us with the worms for our crosses.

C. elegans General Information
Tools and Techniques
Lab 1: Welcome to C. elegans
Lab 2: Mutant Hunt!
Lab 3: Linkage Test and Backcross
Lab 4: Linkage Test, Backcross and Mapping
Lab 5: Mapping Part 2
Lab 6: Score!

Schedule of Experiments

Lab # Dates Activity Outside lab time
1 9/8 - 9/14 Worm Husbandry:view worm videos;

examine wild type and mutant worms; practice picking worms;
Set up first crosses - Autosomal vs X-linked test

3-4 days later:

Pick 2 "wild type" looking worms from each cross to self

2 9/15 - 9/21 Score autosomal vs X-linked cross;

Mutant Hunt! Pick 3 worms to individual plates

3-4 days later:

cross wild type males by mutant hermaphrodite

3 9/22 - 9/28 Linkage Test: Cross mutant males by 4 tester strains;

Backcross: Pick 2 "wild type" L4's to a new plate

3-4 days later:

Linkage Test: transfer 2 L4's from each cross to new plates
Backcross: transfer 2 L4's to a new plate

4 9/29 - 10/5 Linkage Test:Score for linkage

Backcross:confirm true breeding line
Mapping:Pick 5 uncs to individual plates