The laboratory exercises for
this course are the handouts found on the list below (as Microsoft Word files). There is no laboratory manual for the course.
You should print each laboratory handout and bring it with you to the laboratory period. During the laboratory period you and your lab partners should do that day's laboratory exercise by following the procedure steps in the handout. As you perform the experiment you should fill in the results tables and all other parts of the handout. When your lab group has finished the experiment please bring the completed handout to my desk so that I can review your results.
Week 1 (Jan 22 - 26):
Course introduction and overview (no lab handout)
Week 2 (Jan 29 - Feb 2):
Week 3 (Feb 5 - 9):
Thursday = Midterm 1 during lab period. See the syllabus for the exact date and time of the midterm. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day
Week 4 (Feb 12- 15):
Week 5 (Feb 20 - 23):
Week 6 (Feb 26 - Mar 1):
Week 7 (Mar 4 - 8):
Tuesday = Midterm 2 during lab period. See the syllabus for the exact date and time of the midterm. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day
Week 8 (Mar 11 - 15):
Hardy-Weinberg genetics (population genetics) lab
Week 9 (Mar 18 - Mar 22):
Week 10 (Apr 1 - 5):
Thursday = Midterm 3 during lab period. See the syllabus for the exact date and time of the midterm. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day
Week 11 (Apr 8 - 12):
Week 12 (Apr 15 - 19):
Thursday = Midterm 4 during lab period. See the syllabus for the exact date and time of the midterm. There is no lab exercise on the midterm day
Week 13 (Apr 22 - 26):
Week 14 (Apr 29 - May 3):
Tuesday (April 30) = Plasmid DNA Isolation
Wednesday (May 1) = Midterm 5. Note that midterm 5 will be given in the lecture room (S-131) during the lecture period (11:20 am - 12:45 pm).
Thursday (May 2) = No face-to-face class meeting. Instead, please watch the lecture video that your instructor has posted on the course YouTube channel.
Week 15 (May 6 - 10):
Restriction digestions and analysis of digestions (parts 1 and 2)
Week 16 (May 13 - 17):
Restriction digestions and analysis of digestions (part 3)
Thursday = Final exam during lab period. See the syllabus for the exact date and time of the final exam. There is no lab exercise on the final exam day