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ERIC Number: EJ471575
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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A Laboratory Exercise for Isolation and Characterizing Microbial Mutants with Metabolic Defects.
Doe, Frank J.; Leslie, John F.
American Biology Teacher, v55 n7 p430-33 Oct 1993
Describes science experiments for undergraduate biology instruction on the concepts of mutation and characterization of the resulting mutant strains. The filamentous fungi "Fusarium moniliforme" is used to illustrate the induction of mutants (mutagenesis), identification of the mutated gene, construction of a biochemical pathway, and genetic complementation. (PR)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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