This document is a lab report template for BIOL 203 Molecular Biology at Hunter College CUNY, specifically for the Spring 2020 semester. It outlines the expectations for the first lab report, covering sessions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the course.
This template is essential for students enrolled in BIOL 203 who are required to submit a formal lab report based on their initial laboratory experiments. It’s used to assess understanding of fundamental molecular biology techniques and data interpretation. The report is due after completing the specified lab sessions.
This template *does not* provide answers or completed data. It serves as a structured framework for students to present their own experimental results and analysis. It also does not include the experimental data collected during the lab sessions.
The full document provides: a series of questions regarding T4 DNA ligase (definition of a unit, optimal conditions, inactivation methods, reaction parameters), a diagram analysis section related to DNA ligation, a restriction enzyme problem involving plasmid size calculation and fragment migration on a gel, and tables for recording experimental volumes used in a digest experiment, as well as space to paste a gel photograph. It also includes a grading rubric.
