This breeding simulation is designed for senior students (16 ) and encourages the development of skills in critical thinking and problem solving as well as promoting an understanding of the scientific method. As a teaching tool, Drosophila Genetics Lab can be used in a variety of teaching strategies.
Students visually count, categorize and record the individual flies, making this a realistic science experience rather than a secondhand data exercise. Teachers now have the option to allow the students to use an auto-count system to count up to 100,000 flies in seconds, allowing longer experiments, such as those including the calculation of linkage distances, to be completed quickly.
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