Laboratory Schedule

Week and Dates	Experiment and Activity
1. Aug. 22 - 24	No laboratory
2. Aug. 29 - 31	1. Introductory information, getting to know Drosophila melanogaster, mutation viewing
3. Sept. 5 - 7	2. Initiate experiment (cross P1 x P1)
4. Sept. 12 - 14	2. Discard P1 parents 3. Initiate experiment (cross P1 x P1) 4. Initiate experiment (cross P1 x P1)
5. Sept. 19 - 21	2. Determine sex ratios in F1s, make F1 x F1 cross 3. Discard P1 parents 4. Discard P1 parents
6. Sept. 26 - 28	2. Discard F1 parents 3. Analyze F1 progeny, make F1 x F1 crosses 4. Analyze F1 progeny
7. Oct. 3 - 5	2. Analyze F2 progeny 3. Discard F1 parents 5. Make P1 x P1 crosses
8. Oct. 10 - 12	3. Analyze F2 and testcross progeny, complete experiment 5. Discard P1 parents
9. Oct. 17 - 19	5. Analyze F1 progeny, make testcrosses 6. Classify kernel phenotypes, plant kernels
10. Oct. 24 - 26	5. Discard trestcross parents 6. Classify seedling phenotypes
11. Oct. 31 - Nov. 2	5. Analyze testcross progeny 7. Initiate experiment (complementation in yeast)
12. Nov. 7 - 9	7. Analyze results 8. Initiate experiment (cigarette smoke condensate)
13. Nov. 14 - 16	8. Analyze results 9. Make and analyze slides of polytene chromosomes
14. Nov. 21 - 23	No laboratory! Happy Thanksgiving
15. Nov. 28 - 30	10. Initiate experiment (PCR laboratory) 11. Initiate experiment (bacterial transformation)
16. Dec. 5 - 7	10. Analyze results 11. Analyze results Study session for final examination