| Abstract: | This paper reports the design of an interactive computer program in microbial genetics. The computer program is divided into three stages, background information, simulation, and data treatment. The results obtained from the simulation allow four genes to be sequenced along the bacterial chromosome. The simulation mimics experimental errors, the production of exconjugants and backmutants. The data can be analysed using options contained in the program. The simulation is of particular educational value because it allows the student to work at his own pace and to develop his ability to analyse data in relation to a complex conceptual model. |
