Drosophila melanogaster Lab Report Guidelines
Title Page (this needs to be its own page as a cover page)
Descriptive title
Your name
Your group number and lab partners name
Class
Date submitted
Introduction (this could easily be 2-3 pages)
Background research with in-text citations (should include such things as general info on Drosophila melanogaster, why we use them as a genetic model system, descriptions of the different modes of genetic transmission and how you can tell which one your group’s mutation follows, any other pertinent info…)
Objective
Hypotheses (yes you should have more than 1 hypothesis): Null and Experimental
Materials and Methods (this will end up being about 1-2 pages)
Detailed list of all the materials you used to
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PROOFREAD PROOFREAD PROOFREAD!!!! This is a professional scientific paper. There should be complete sentences, proper grammar and spelling, and few to no typos.
No personal pronouns or opinions. Scientific writing is objective, not subjective.
All charts/tables/graphs must be done in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets and be numbered and have a title (Figure 1, Table 1, Chart 1). They also must be referred to and explained in the written text.
Do not use direct quotes! Paraphrase (put in your own words) what you read and use an in-text citation (author, date) to show where you got your information. Never include full web links as an in-text citation.
In-text citations must be used for anything you get from another source. A general guideline for when in-text citations are required is that if it is not common knowledge, you need to cite your source!
NO FLUFF! Be clear, concise and to the