How is mitochondrial DNA inherited in a budding yeast cell?
Student Learning Objective: Formulate hypothesis using inference and prior knowledge through their observations of contrasting images BY-474/PTC1 (wild type & mutant strain yeast cell). Make predictions to explain the variety of images viewed. Measure mitochondrial amounts in small and big budded cells. Analysis of mitochondrial derived from the images to be used in comparing and contrasting morphology, volume of mitochondria and ratio. Determine the level of defect in wild type/mutant strain. Derive a conclusion using information gathered from their analysis. Introduction: Due to significant advancement in biotechnology a more in depth understanding can be obtained by students, regarding the mechanism of mitochondrial inheritance, by analyzing images of budding yeast cell through microscopy. The relevance of this activity will provide hands-on learning experience for students to acquire an essential skill component of research that is done on a daily basis by various scientists, in or
