Date	Topic & Exercise	Readings
Aug 25	Introduction	-
Sept 1	Probability & Statistics	Inv. 1
Sept 8	Drosophila familiarization  Set up two experiments with the "Lobed" gene:   - A comparison of variation in expressivity due to      genetics and environment ("expressivity")   - Incomplete penetrance in a monohybrid cross ("penetrance")	Inv. 3  Inv. 4
Sept 15	Independent assortment and gene interaction in maize Set up selection & drift experiments ("S&D")  Clear penetrance & expressivity experiments	Inv. 2  Inv. 5
Sept 22	Analysis of variable expressivity  Set up trihybrid cross for gene mapping experiment ("THC")  Clear S&D experiments	Inv. 6  Inv. 4
Sept 29	Count & transfer F1 from S&D experiments  Clear penetrance experiment  Clear parentals from THC	Inv. 5
Oct 6	Analysis of incomplete penetrance in a monohybrid cross Make THC test cross  Clear S&D experiments	Inv. 4
Oct 13	Fall Break F1 cleared from THC
Oct 20	Lab Quiz Count & transfer F2 from S&D experiments	Inv. 5
Oct 27	Linkage analysis Clear S&D experiments	Inv. 6
Nov 3	Human karyotype analysis Count & transfer F3 from S&D experiments	Inv. 7 Inv. 5
Nov 10	Chromatography of eye pigments  Clear S&D experiments	Inv. 8
Nov 17	Protein electrophoresis	Inv. 9
Nov 24	Count F4 and terminate S&D experiments Selection and genetic drift	Inv. 5
Dec 1	Lab Quiz

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