Pathways Over Time Plasmids Engage Students in Functional Genomics Research
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...undergraduate students (1, 2), but educators face significant challenges in designing suitable projects. In... become very different due to a whole genome duplication and extensive rearrangements in the S. cerevisiae...overexpression vector. This plasmid contains origins of replication and selectable markers that allow students to...functional MET genes to grow.) Students then use replica plating to determine if expression of MET/Met genes...met deficiencies (manuscript in preparation), indicating that Met protein functions have been largely ... Students who participate in the course show significant gains in both content knowledge and research ... research into undergraduate courses and in communicating science to the public. You can find out more...