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Assignment must have your:
Name
Panther ID
PCB 3063 Genetics Lab
Section number
No need for a title page
For writing the report
Title: No abbreviations
Sections: Labeled and in Bold
Introduction: Background information, the discovery of PTC and genetics are considered common knowledge and do not need to be discussed. This section should lead the reader into the literature gap and give reason for proposed project.
In text citations
One Author: (Last Name Year)
Two Authors: (Last Name and Last Name Year)
Three or more Authors (Last Name et al. Year)
Methods: Written in paragraph format. Detail how the experiment was performed, each step, measurements. What statistical test you used. How you did it (ie in excel or a chi square by hand).
Results: State the results. Show graphs and figures here.
Discussion: Go into the results and relevance of your findings. Here you can mention journals or compare results to what you read in primary sources.
Works Cited: At least 4 primary sources.