Cytology, genetics and evolution

Cytology, Genetics and Evolution is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association that had appeared in the ASE journal, School Science Review.

Contents
* Using mice for teaching genetics I
* Using mice for teaching genetics II
* Sixth-form genetical experiments with Neurospora crassa
* Timetable of organization for genetics experiments with Drosophila
* Gene action in the fruit fly (Drosophila) and paper chromatography
* A Drosophila culture box
* A trap for Drosophila sexing tubes
* An unbreakable plastic etherizer for Drosophila
* Preserved Drosophila for class use
* An experiment on the inheritance of acquired characteristics
* The use of coins in illustrating genetic ratios
* Modern cytological techniques
* Demonstrating cell division with Tradescantia
* A simplified method for the demonstration of mitosis in root tips
* Models for use in the teaching of cell division
* Simple model of a DNA molecule
* A molecular genetics kit
* A simple model of DNA
* Some suggestions for the teaching of evolution in the field, garden and laboratory
* An evolutionary model