ERIC Number: EJ725841
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May-1
Pages: 5
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A Mutant Hunt Using the C-Fern (Ceratopteris Richardii)
Calie, Patrick J.
American Biology Teacher, v67 n5 p295 May 2005
A modification of the popular C-Fern system, the tropical fern Ceratopteris richardii is developed in which students plate out a genetically mixed set of fern spores and then select for specific mutants. This exercise can provide students with an experience in plant mutant selection and can be used as a platform to expose students to a diverse array of the approaches and tools used by research scientists.
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Activities, Plants (Botany), Genetics, Science Experiments, Scientific Research, Botany
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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