Strain Genotype Comment HAO a Wild type; will grow on MV HBO Wild type; will grow on MV HA1 a ade1 Red, adenine-requiring; wild type for ADE1 HB1 Red, adenine-requiring; wild type for ADE2 HA2 a ade2 Red, adenine-requiring; wild type for ADE1 HB2 ade2 Red, adenine-requiring; wild type for ADE1 HBT trp5 White, tryptophan-requiring G948-1C/U (UV-Sensitive) rad1 rad18 phr1 ura3 Mutant in excision repair, error prone repair, photoreactivation, uracil-requiring

Yeast Genetics - Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Great for demonstrating basic genetic concepts! Labs using yeast provide an effective hands-on method for teachng genetics and other important concepts in biology. The materials below offer strategies to suit different teacher instructional objectives or student learning styles. A Classroom Guide to Yeast Experiments facilitates an open-ended research approach for using labs to teach science. However, many of he manual's experiments are also simple enough to teach basic concepts such as complementation, monohybrid cross, and dihybrid cross. Some of these investigations have been adopted by Access Excellence, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, TERC, and several Howard Hughes Medical Institute programs. If you need more structure, these kits offer a convenient alternative for using yeast to teach basic concepts in a fun, creative way

Our materials are for use in the experiments developed by the yeast genetics educational network (GENE project) created by Dr. Tom Manney at Kansas State University (KSU). The materials and experiments have been well received by teachers throughout the country.

Some of the experiments have been adopted by programs such as Access Excellence, Woodrow Wilson, TERC, several Howard Hughes Programs and others. These experiments are great for hands on teaching of some of the basic concepts in genetics and more.