Syllabus
| Meeting number | Date | In-Class | Background Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon., Aug. 31 | organizational meeting | |
| 2 | Wed., Sept. 2 | overview I | text sections 1.1–1.3 |
| 3 | Fri., Sept. 4 | overview II | text sections 1.3–1.4 |
| 4 | Mon., Sept. 7 | DNA structure & replication | text sections 6.1–6.4 |
| 5 | Wed., Sept. 9 | DNA replication and manipulation | text sections 6.5–6.8 |
| 6 | Fri., Sept. 11 | Protein structure and RNA processing | text sections 8.1–8.4 |
| 7 | Mon., Sept. 14 | Translation | text sections 8.5–8.7 |
| 8 | Wed., Sept. 16 | Gene regulation I | text sections 9.1–9.3 |
| 9 | Fri., Sept. 18 | Gene regulation II | text sections 9.4–9.5 |
| 10 | Mon., Sept. 21 | Gene regulation III | text sections 9.6–9.8 |
| 11 | Wed., Sept. 23 | Mendel and transmission genetics | text sections 2.1–2.2 |
| 12 | Fri., Sept. 25 | Hour Exam | text chapters 1, 6, 8, 9 |
| 13 | Mon., Sept. 28 | Segregation | text sections 2.3–2.5 |
| 14 | Wed., Sept. 30 | Dominance and epistasis | text sections 2.6–2.7 |
| 15 | Fri., Oct. 2 | Mitosis and meiosis | text sections 3.1–3.3 |
| 16 | Mon., Oct. 5 | Chromosome structure | text sections 3.4–3.5 |
| 17 | Wed., Oct. 7 | Probability and statistics | text sections 3.6–3.7 |
| 18 | Fri., Oct. 9 | Linkage and recombination | text sections 4.1–4.2 |
| Mon., Oct. 12 | No Class (Fall Break) | ||
| 19 | Wed., Oct. 14 | Gene mapping | text sections 4.3–4.4 |
| 20 | Fri., Oct. 16 | Recombination mechanics; human chromosomes | text sections 4.6 and 5.1 |
| 21 | Mon., Oct. 19 | Chromosomal mutations and polyploidy | text sections 5.2 and 5.4 |
| 22 | Wed., Oct. 21 | Mutation I | text sections 1.5 and 5.3 |
| 23 | Fri., Oct. 23 | Hour Exam | text chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 24 | Mon., Oct. 26 | Mutation II | text sections 12.1–12.4 |
| 25 | Wed., Oct. 28 | Mutation III | text sections 12.5–12.7 |
| 26 | Fri., Oct. 30 | Cloning and annotation | text sections 10.1–10.2 |
| 27 | Mon., Nov. 2 | Genomics and genetic engineering | text sections 10.3–10.5 |
| 28 | Wed., Nov. 4 | Cell cycle | text sections 13.1–13.2 |
| 29 | Fri., Nov. 6 | Cancer genetics | text sections 13.3–13.5 |
| 30 | Mon., Nov. 9 | Bacterial genetics | text sections 7.1–7.4 |
| 31 | Wed., Nov. 11 | Viral genetics | text sections 7.5–7.7 |
| 32 | Fri., Nov. 13 | Developmental genetics I | text sections 11.1–11.2 |
| 33 | Mon., Nov. 16 | Hour Exam | text chapters 7, 10, 12, 13 |
| 34 | Wed., Nov. 18 | Developmental genetics II | text sections 11.3–11.4 |
| 35 | Fri., Nov. 20 | Evolutionary genetics I | text sections 1.6–1.7 and 5.5 |
| 36 | Mon., Nov. 23 | Evolutionary genetics II | text sections 14.1–14.2 |
| Wed., Nov. 25 | No Class (Thanksgiving Break) | ||
| Fri., Nov. 27 | No Class (Thanksgiving Break) | ||
| 37 | Mon., Nov. 30 | Evolutionary genetics III | text sections 14.3–14.5 |
| 38 | Wed., Dec. 2 | Population genetics | text sections 14.6–14.10 |
| 39 | Fri., Dec. 4 | Quantitative genetics I | text sections 15.1–15.2 |
| 40 | Mon., Dec. 7 | Quantitative genetics II | text sections 15.3–15.5 |
| 41 | Wed., Dec. 9 | "A Single Amino Acid Mutation Contributes to Adaptive Beach Mouse Color Pattern" | Hoekstra et al. (2006) Science 313:101–104 |
| 42 | Fri., Dec. 11 | "A Single Amino Acid Mutation Contributes to Adaptive Beach Mouse Color Pattern" | Hoekstra et al. (2006) Science 313:101–104 |
| Mon., Dec. 14 8:30 am |
FINAL EXAM |
Life is fluid, so this syllabus is subject to change. I may have to change the syllabus to best help you learn about genetics, but this is certainly preferable to rigidly adhering to some timetable in lockstep. So come to class and you'll always know what's going on with the syllabus; changes will of course also be posted here, but you should be in class anyway!
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