{"id":21,"date":"2026-06-26T14:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/life-health-chemical-sciences\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:32:31","slug":"genetics-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/life-health-and-chemical-sciences\/study\/our-facilities\/genetics-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetics Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this lab helps me to achieve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>culture and maintain Drosophilla fly stocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>observe Drosophilla under a microscope<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>manipulate Drosophilla genome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>understand genetics and inheritance traits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>draw conclusions of heredity patterns form data obtained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can use it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>all STEM students, 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