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Class Schedule:

DATE

 

LECTURE TOPIC

TEXT READING

PROBLEM SETS

 

LAB TOPIC

Sept 5

 

Sept 7

W

 

F

Course Introduction, History of Genetics

Mendelian Genetics

Ch.1: 1-15

 

Ch.3: 39-51

 

9/6

Lab Safety,

Intro. to Lab.

Corn/yeast/

Mitosis (Ch.2:20-27)

Sept 10

Sept 12

Sept 14

M

W

F

Mendelian Genetics

Extentions of Mendelian Genetics

Ch.3: 39-51

Ch.4: 66-91

 

9/13

Meiosis (Ch.2: 27-37)

 

Yeast replica

Sept 17

Sept 19

Sept 21

M

W

F

 

Linkage, Crossing Over/Mapping in Eukaryotes

 

 

Ch.5: 100-129

 

Problem set 1 due

 

9/20

Dihybrid cross results

Probability/Chi-Square analysis (Ch.3: 51-56)

Sept 24

Sept 26

Sept 28

M

W

F

Sex Chromosomes

 

Variation in Chromosome number

Ch.7: 165-183

 

Ch.8: 187-198

 

9/27

Virtual Fly Lab

Oct 1

Oct 3

Oct 5

M

W

F

Variation in Chromosome Structure

Extranuclear Inheritance

Exam 1

Ch.8: 198-211

Ch.9:218-222

Problem set 2 due

10/4

Virtual Fly Lab

Sordaria Linkage

 

Oct 10

Oct 12

 

 

W

F

Columbus Day—No Classes 10/8

Chemical Structure of DNA

Replication of DNA

 

Ch.10: 231-251

Ch.11: 263-278

 

 

10/11

 

Human Genetics

Chapter 3: 56-58

Oct 15

Oct 17

Oct 19

M

W

F

Recombination

Chromosome Structure

Ch. 11:278-280

Ch 12: 286-301

Problem set 3 due

10/18

Lab Exam 1

Oct 22

Oct 24

Oct 26

M

W

F

The Genetic Code & Transcription

Translation and Proteins

Gene Mutation and DNA Repair

Ch.13: 306-329

Ch. 14:335-355

Ch.15: 361-382

 

10/25

Karyotyping Lab

Chapter 11: 287-288

Oct 29

Oct 31

Nov 2

M

W

F

Gene Mutation and DNA Repair

Regulation of Gene expression in Eukaryotes

 

Ch.15: 361-382

Ch 17: 411-428

 

Problem set 4 due

11/1

Bacterial Mutagenesis

Nov 5

Nov 7

Nov 9

M

W

F

Reg. of Gene expression in Euks.

Exam 2

 

 

 

 

11/8

 

Introduction to Electrophoresis

Chapter 10: 257

 

Nov 13

Nov 14

Nov 16

 

Tu

W

F

Veterans Day—No Classes 11/12

Genetics of Cancer

 

 

 

Ch. 18:434-453

 

Problem set 5 due

11/15

Isolation of DNA

Nov 19

Nov 21

 

M

W

Recombinant DNA Technology

 

**Fri – no classes; Thanksgiving**

Ch.19: 457-466

 

 

11/22

No Lab

Nov 26

Nov 28

Nov 30

M

W

F

Recombinant DNA Technology

Exam 3

 

Ch.19: 466-468, 473-478

 

Problem set 6 due

11/29

Bacterial Transformation

Dec 3

Dec 5

Dec 7

M

W

F

Applications of DNA Technology

 

Population Genetics

Ch.22:555-567

 

Ch. 25:617-622

 

12/6

Cancer Cells

 

Dec 10

Dec 12

Dec 14

M

W

F

Presentations

Presentations

Population Genetics

 

 

Ch. 25:617-622

 

12/13

Lab Exam 2

Dec 17-20 

Final Exam Week

 

 

 

 

**This schedule may change during the course of the semester; some topics may be deleted if we get behind.   You will only be responsible for the material we discuss in class for exams.  **