The Cow Diversity Project: introducing undergraduates to molecular population genetics
This is a multi-week laboratory exercise that involves sequencing a pair of mitochondrial genes in cows. Using data from several samples, students calculate diversity (variation within species) and divergence (variation between species). The exercise reinforces principles in molecular genetics (DNA purification, PCR, etc.) and introduces principles in molecular population genetics. We provide an overview of the project, detailed notes for instructors, and the handout we currently use.
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| Keywords | divergence, diversity, DNA sequencing |
| Key taxa | Bos taurus, Bison bison |
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| Pedagogical Use Description | This exercise requires numerous molecular biology methods, ultimately leading students to quantitative analysis of DNA sequence variation |
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| Full Name of Primary Author | Richard Kliman |
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| Primary Author Affiliation | Cedar Crest College |
| Primary Author email | rmkliman@cedarcrest.edu |
| Secondary Author Name(s) | Andre Walther, Debra Walther |
| Secondary Author Affiliation(s) | Cedar Crest College, Muhlenberg College |
| Secondary Author Email(s) | awalther@cedarcrest.edu, dwalther@muhlenberg.edu |
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| Submitter Name | Richard Kliman |
| Submitter Email | rmkliman@cedarcrest.edu |
| Rights | Richard Kliman |
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| Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection | Off |
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| Date Of Record Submission | 2016-05-21 |
| I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use | No |
| Date Of Record Release | 2016-06-14 09:41:43 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2016-06-30 12:57:16 |
| Release Flag | Published |
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