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

  1. 1Why model organismsComing
  2. 2Yeast geneticsComing
  3. 3Escherichia coli as a modelComing
  4. 4Caenorhabditis elegansComing
  5. 5Drosophila geneticsComing
  6. 6ZebrafishComing
  7. 7The mouseComing
  8. 8ArabidopsisComing
  9. 9Genetic screensComing
  10. 10Genetic interactionsComing
  11. 11From model organism to human diseaseComing
  12. 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.