Model Organism Genetics
How yeast, flies, worms, fish, mice and plants are used to discover gene function.
GENE-440 Year 4 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Genetics
Course content
- 1Why model organismsComing
- 2Yeast geneticsComing
- 3Escherichia coli as a modelComing
- 4Caenorhabditis elegansComing
- 5Drosophila geneticsComing
- 6ZebrafishComing
- 7The mouseComing
- 8ArabidopsisComing
- 9Genetic screensComing
- 10Genetic interactionsComing
- 11From model organism to human diseaseComing
- 12Designing a model organism studyComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
How yeast, flies, worms, fish, mice and plants are used to discover gene function.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 4.