SAS Middle School Science Class Projects, Fall 2004

Maize genetics with FSU

Part of the NSF-supported Maize-10-Maze outreach project,
from the cytogenetic mapping project that is currently underway.

Middle School Science Mentorship Projects with
the School of Arts and Sciences (SAS), Leon county, FL
Fall 2004, SAS Science Teacher Joan Crow's mentorship class
with Florida State Univ. Biology Dept., H. Bass' plant genetics laboratory.


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CLASS PROJECTS & PRESENTATIONS
FIELD PICTURES of MUTANTS, Su04 * Note on source of maize mutants:
The mutants used for this project were selected from a large list of mutants that were originally isolated by geneticists, breeders, and farmers over the last 80 years. Many of these are 'classic' genetic mutants, having been studied for years to learn about the basic principles and mechanisms of genetics and heredity. The mutant stocks are distributed to scientists and breeders through the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center Catalog. Almost all of the maize stocks were obtained by HWB for the Maize-10-Maze project from the maize stock center in winter of 2003/04.