How To: Preparing Sordaria Samples to Measure Crossover Frequency

Molly takes us into the lab to learn how to prepare Sordaria asci from a culture plate to observe them under the microscope and measure recombination frequency during meiosis.

Topics

  • Sordaria
  • ascus
  • asci
  • perithecium
  • spore
  • recombination
  • recombinant
  • parental
  • meiosis
  • fungi
  • fungus
  • microscopy
  • microscope
  • culture
  • cross
  • color