Lectures: Tuesday, Thursday, 11:00 to 12:20, 214 Langley Hall
Recitations: Friday, 1:00 to 2:50, 214 Langley Hall Read Schedule
Text: Snustad & Simmons, Principles of Genetics
(4th ed.)
| Lect | Date |
Topic |
Text | |
| 1 |
T |
Aug. 25 | Introduction: Main ideas, model organisms | 1 |
| 2 |
H |
Aug. 27 | Mendelian genetics 1: Genes, segregation | 3 |
| 3 |
T |
Sep. 2 | Mendelian genetics 2: Independent assortment | 5 |
| 4 |
H |
Sep. 4 | Alleles and phenotypes | 4 |
| 5 |
T |
Sep. 9 | Gene interaction | 4,25 |
| 6 |
H |
Sep. 11 | Linkage & chromosomes | 7 |
| 7 |
T |
Sep. 16 | Recombination & recombination mapping | 7 |
| 8 |
H |
Sep. 18 | Sex determination & sex-linked inheritance | 5 |
| 9 |
T |
Sep. 23 | Tetrad analysis | 8 (pt) |
| 10 |
H |
Sep. 25 | DNA as the genetic material | 9 |
|
T |
Sep. 30 | FIRST EXAM (Lectures 1-9) | ||
| 11 |
H |
Oct. 2 | DNA replication | 10 |
| 12 |
T |
Oct. 7 | DNA in chromosomes | 9 |
| 13 |
H |
Oct. 9 | Transcription: RNA synthesis & processing | 11 |
|
T |
Oct. 14 | No Class: Fall Break | ||
| 14 |
H |
Oct. 16 | Genetic code and translation: Protein synthesis | 12 |
| 15 |
T |
Oct. 21 | Genes & phenotypes | |
| 16 |
H |
Oct. 23 | Gene structure | 14 |
| 17 |
T |
Oct. 28 | Mutations & mutagenesis | 13 |
| 18 |
H |
Oct. 30 | Recombinant DNA methods | 15 |
|
T |
Nov. 4 | SECOND EXAM (Lectures 10-17) | ||
| 19 |
H |
Nov. 6 | Recombinant DNA applications | 17 |
| 20 |
T |
Nov. 11 | Gene regulation in prokaryotes | 20 |
| 21 |
H |
Nov. 13 | Transcriptional regulation in eukaryotes | 21 |
| 22 |
T |
Nov. 18 | Post-transcriptional regulation | 21,24 |
| 23 |
H |
Nov. 20 | Genomics & functional genomics | 16 |
| 24 |
T |
Nov. 25 | Developmental genetics I | 22 |
| 25 |
T |
Dec. 2 | Developmental genetics II | 25 |
| 26 |
H |
Dec. 4 | The future of genetics: Science & society |
FRIDAY Dec. 12 FINAL EXAM (4:00 - 5:50, 214 Langley Hall)
(The Final Exam will cover the entire course, but will emphasize Lectures 18-26)
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