LIFE203 - Introductory Genetics Laboratory

The most commonly used citation styles include APA, which you need for your paper. Use these links to for citation help.

To get started, try:

• Quick & Dirty APA 6th ed. Reference and citation within text examples 

If you need more in-depth assistance, try this guide:

• APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources, 6th Ed. APA Style Guide to Electronic References, 6th Edition Cover APA Style Guide to Electronic References.

There are a few websites that will write your bibliography for you. These can be very helpful, but you should still be familiar with the citation style you are using so you can double check the results. Don't just automatically trust what the website gives you - make sure it makes sense! Here are a couple examples:

There are other resources that allow you to organize your articles and will write your bibliography for you in Word. These citation managment tools can be extreamly helpful, especially later in your academic career. One popular one is Zotero. See this guide for more information: https://libguides.colostate.edu/zotero.

This is just an example! Your citations may look a little different depending on the information.

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