UT Family Day

  • Polyploidy and Heterosis

  • Polyploid Show

  • Why Hybrids?

  • Why Polyploids?

  • Why Corn?

Each year UT and the Texas Parents' Association sponsors this special weekend of activities for new UT students, their parents and other family member at the Texas Memorial Museum. We display our research on polyploidy, hybrid vigor, and epigenetics to families and students. Biology is home to the most exciting research and most fascinating courses at UT, as well as the largest undergraduate degree program.