Description
Use Drosophila to link genetic concepts to hands-on activities
- Use fruit flies for genetic crosses
- Learn to determine the sex of fruit flies and recognize contrasting phenotypes
- Collect data from F1 and F2 generations and analyze the results of a monohybrid, dihybrid, or sex-linked cross
- Analyze collected data using chi-square test
Designed to match traditional AP® Biology Lab 7. Covers basic patterns of heredity using selected D. melanogaster mutants in a variety of crosses. Designed for a class of 30 students working cooperatively; comes with teacher instructions and reproducible student sheets. Includes voucher to request perishable materials later at your convenience.
Note: Please give 2 weeks’ notice for delivery of fruit flies.
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This item is sold and shipped to schools and businesses only. Not available to individuals or residential addresses.
Includes
- Parental Stocks: wild type, vestigial, sepia, white (voucher item)
- F1 sepia x wild Cross (voucher item)
- F1 white x wild Sex-Linked Cross (voucher item)
- F1 vestigial x sepia Cross (voucher item)
- Instant Drosophila Medium
- Disposable Gloves
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Sorting Cards
- Transfer Pipets
- Carolina™ Drosophila Manual
- FlyNap® Kit
- Culture Vials and Plugs
- Vial Labels
- Drosophila Sorting Brushes
- Morgues
- Petri Dishes