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HEREDITAS ›› 2011, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (12): 1409-1413.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2011.01409

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Improving experimental teaching facilities and opening up of labo-ratories in order to raise experimental teaching quality of genetics

XIAO Jian-Fu, WU Jian-Guo, SHI Chun-Hai   

  1. Agronomy Department, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
  • Received:2011-03-04 Revised:2011-05-07 Online:2011-12-20 Published:2011-12-25

Abstract: Advanced teaching facilities and the policy of opening laboratories to students play an important role in raising the quality in the experimental teaching of Genetics. This article introduces the superiority of some advanced instruments and equipments (such as digital microscope mutual laboratory system, flow cytometry, and NIRSystems) in the experimental teaching of genetics, and illustrates with examples the significance of exposing students to experiments in developing their creative consciousness and creative ability. This article also offers some new concepts on the further improvement upon teaching in the laboratory.

Key words: experiment in Genetics, teaching facilities, opening experiment, creative consciousness, creative ability