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General Genetics (Biol/ MBIOS 301)

Spring 2003 Lecture and Exam Schedule

Date

 

Projected Topic

Chapter

 

 

 

 

January 14

 

Course overview, History

Fundamental Principles in Genetics

1

16

 

Basic Mendelian Genetics

2

 

 

 

 

21

 

Extensions to Mendel

2

23

 

Meiosis and chromosomes

3

 

 

 

 

28

 

Genes and chromosomes/ probability

3

30

 

Genetic linkage

4

 

 

 

 

February 4

 

Genetic maps

4

6

 

Chromosome number variations

5

 

 

 

 

11

 

Chromosome rearrangements
(end of material for Exam 1)

5

13

 

Chromosome rearrangements
(continued)

8

 

 

 

 

18

 

FIRST MIDTERM
(covered lectures through 2/11)

20

 

Bacterial and Phage Genetics
Plasmids and Transposons

8

 

 

 

 

25

 

Bacterial and Phage Genetics
(was DNA Structure)

6

27

 

DNA Structure

6

 

 

 

 

March 4

 

DNA Replication and Manipulation

7

6

 

Types of mutations

7

 

 

 

 

11

 

Induced mutation/Repair)

9

13

 

Gene expression
Transcription in Eukaryotes

9

 

 

 

 

SPRING BREAK: March 17-21

 

 

 

 

25

 

Translation and Coding
(end of material for Exam #2)

9

27

 

Gene cloning

10

 

 

 

 

April 1

 

SECOND MIDTERM
(covers lectures from 2/13 - 3/25)

3

 

Genome studies

10

 

 

 

 

8

 

Gene regulation in prokaryotes

11

10

 

Gene regulation in eukaryotes

11

 

 

 

 

15

 

Gene Regulation/Development

11/12

17

 

Genetic Control of Development/Cancer

12

 

 

 

 

22

 

Development/Population genetics

13

24

 

Evolution

13

 

 

 

 

29

 

Analysis of complex traits

14

May 1

 

Complex traits

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FINAL EXAM- Friday, May 9, 10:10AM- Noon, comprehensive