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  • 标题:What’s Downstream? A Set of Classroom Exercises to Help Students Understand Recessive Epistasis †
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  • 作者:Jennifer K. Knight ; William B. Wood ; Michelle K. Smith
  • 期刊名称:Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
  • 印刷版ISSN:1935-7877
  • 电子版ISSN:1935-7885
  • 出版年度:2013
  • 卷号:14
  • 期号:2
  • 页码:197-205
  • DOI:10.1128/jmbe.v14i2.560
  • 出版社:American Society for Microbiology
  • 摘要:Undergraduate students in genetics and developmental biology courses often struggle with the concept of epistasis because they are unaware that the logic of gene interactions differs between enzymatic pathways and signaling pathways. If students try to develop and memorize a single simple rule for predicting epistatic relationships without taking into account the nature of the pathway under consideration, they can become confused by cases where the rule does not apply. To remedy this problem, we developed a short pre-/post-test, an in-class activity for small groups, and a series of clicker questions about recessive epistasis in the context of a signaling pathway that intersects with an enzymatic pathway. We also developed a series of homework problems that provide deliberate practice in applying concepts in epistasis to different pathways and experimental situations. Students show significant improvement from pretest to posttest, and perform well on homework and exam questions following this activity. Here we describe these materials, as well as the formative and summative assessment results from one group of students to show how the activities impact student learning.
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