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HEREDITAS(Beijing) ›› 2015, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (8): 837-844.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.14-395

• Genetics Teaching • Previous Articles    

The study of tomato fruit weight quantitative trait locus and its application in genetics teaching

Haiyan Wang   

  1. School of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
  • Received:2014-11-13 Revised:2015-02-04 Online:2015-08-20 Published:2015-08-20

Abstract: The classical research cases, which have greatly promoted the development of genetics in history, can be combined with the content of courses in genetics teaching to train students’ ability of scientific thinking and genetic analysis. The localization and clone of gene controlling tomato fruit weight is a pioneer work in quantitative trait locus (QTL) studies and represents a complete process of QTL research in plants. Application of this integrated case in genetics teaching, which showed a wonderful process of scientific discovery and the fascination of genetic research, has inspired students’ interest in genetics and achieved a good teaching effect.

Key words: genetics teaching, classical case, tomato fruit weight, quantitative trait locus