What This Document Is
This is a lab report completed by a student, Kenny Williams, for a Genetics lab (BIOL 1000) at California State University, San Bernardino, under the instruction of Dr. Baczynski. It details an experiment using the Classic Genetics Simulator to explore Mendelian genetics principles through fruit fly crosses.
Why This Document Matters
This report is intended for the instructor, Dr. Baczynski, as a demonstration of the student’s understanding of genetics concepts and their ability to apply those concepts to a simulated experiment. It serves as an assessment of the student’s work in the course.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document represents a single student’s interpretation and execution of the lab. It does not represent a comprehensive guide to fruit fly genetics or the simulator itself. It is a specific instance of work, not a general resource.
What This Document Provides
The full report includes an introduction to Mendelian genetics and the use of *Drosophila melanogaster* as a model organism, a description of the methods used with the genetics simulator, and preliminary results from monohybrid and dihybrid crosses. This preview only provides the introduction and methods sections; the full report contains the results, analysis, and conclusions of the experiment. It also includes a citation to Thomas Hunt Morgan’s work.