Simplification of genotyping techniques of the ABO blood type experiment and exploration of population genetics
Received date: 2017-01-20
Revised date: 2017-03-27
Online published: 2017-12-25
The ABO blood type is one of the most common and widely used genetic traits in humans. Three glycosyltransferase-encoding gene alleles, IA, IB and i, produce three red blood cell surface antigens, by which the ABO blood type is classified. By using the ABO blood type experiment as an ideal case for genetics teaching, we can easily introduce to the students several genetic concepts, including multiple alleles, gene interaction, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and gene evolution. Herein we have innovated and integrated our ABO blood type genetics experiments. First, in the section of Molecular Genetics, a new method of ABO blood genotyping was established: specific primers based on SNP sites were designed to distinguish three alleles through quantitative real-time PCR. Next, the experimental teaching method of Gene Evolution was innovated in the Population Genetics section: a gene-evolution software was developed to simulate the evolutionary tendency of the ABO genotype encoding alleles under diverse conditions. Our reform aims to extend the contents of genetics experiments, to provide additional teaching approaches, and to improve the learning efficiency of our students eventually.
Jian Hu,Yiren Zhou,Jialin Ding,Zhiyuan Wang,Ling Liu,Yekai Wang,Huiling Lou,Shouyi Qiao,Yanhua Wu . Simplification of genotyping techniques of the ABO blood type experiment and exploration of population genetics[J]. Hereditas(Beijing), 2017 , 39(5) : 423 -429 . DOI: 10.16288/j.yczz.17-029
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