| 1/19 | 1/19: INTRODUCTION, HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 1/20: REVIEW OF MENDELIAN INHERITANCE 1/22: EXTENSIONS OF MENDELIAN INHERITANCE | KC: 1 KC: 3 KC: 4 | KC: 1:3,5,6,10,11 3:1,2,6,9,17, 22,26, 28,32,35,36 W:1,2 | Lab 1. Dihybrid crosses | |
| 1/26 | 1/26: EXTENSIONS OF MENDELIAN. (cont.) 1/27: problem tutorial*: mono and dihybrids, X2 1/29: MITOSIS, MEIOSIS, CHROMOSOMAL THEORY OF INHERITANCE 2. Predator/prey results due Jan 29th | KC: 4
KC: 2 | KC:4: 2,3,4,8,10 17,19,2027,3 2,3738, 39; KC: 2:1,3,4,6,18, 28 W: 3,4 | Lab 1. (count plants, F2); Lab 2. Predator /prey Analysis | |
| 2/02 | 2/2: LINKAGE AND RECOMBINATION 2/3: problem tutorial: epistasis, multi-gene 2/5: LINKAGE MAPPING Portfolio: KC: 3:38,39;4:45,47 due Feb 5th 1. Dihybrid lab REPORT due Feb. 8th | KC: 5
KC: 7 | KC: 5:2,4,10,18,2 0, 24,27; 7:6,7,14,10 W: 5,6; | Lab 3. 3-point fly crosses | |
| 2/09 | 2/9: SEX DETERMINATION and LINKAGE 2/10: problem tutorial*:linkage and mapping 2/12: PEDIGREES Portfolio: KC:5:29; 7:17; 8:15; 9:43 due 2/15 | KC: 8,9 (to 234) | CK:8: 1,2,3,9,11 9: 1,3,6,11,28, 32, 36,37; W: 7,8 | Lab 3. (discard parents); Lab 4. Restriction mapping | |
| 2/16 | 2/16: EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-9) 2/17: problem tutorial*: STRUCTURE OF DNA 2/19:ORGANIZATION OF GENETIC INFORMATION | KC: 9 (end), 10,11 | KC: 10:8,10,14,17,18,26; 11:1,21,22,25 W: 10, 12 Fong research | Lab 3. (count flies, F1) Lab 4. (gels) | |
| 2/23 | 2/23DECIPHERING THE GENETIC CODE 2/24: problem tutorial* 2/26:TRANSCRIPTION & TRANSLATION 4. Restriction mapping results due Feb 26th | KC: 12,13 | KC: 12:3,6,7,13,31; 13:6,12,17.20,24 W: 11 Kirby research | Lab 3. (discard parents) Lab 5. DNA sequencing | |
| 3/02 | 3/2:GENETIC MUTATIONS & DNA REPAIR 3/3: problem tutorial 3/5:GENETIC MUTATIONS and DNA REPAIR cont Portfolio: KC: 10:29,11:25, 12:33 | KC: 14-16 | KC: 14: 3,5,6,11,13,14,17,18, 30 | Lab 3. (count flies, F2) | |
| 3/09 | 3/9:RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNIQUES 3/10: problem tutorial* 3/12:RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNIQUES cont. 3. Drosophila lab REPORT due Mar. 25th | KC: 15,16 | KC:15:7,8,9,11,17,21;16:2,4,6,10,11 | Lab 6. Sequence computer lab | |
| 3/23 | 3/23:GENOMIC ORGANIZATION OF DNA 3/24: problem tutorial* 3/26: POPULATION GENETICS | KC: 17 KC: 24 | KC: 17:1,6,7,10,12,13; 24: 1,6,11,14,17,20,21. Schaeff research | Lab 7. DNA fingerprint lab | |
| 3/30 | 3/29:EXAM 2 (CHAPTERS 9-16) 3/30:problem tutorial* 4/01:REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION 6. Sequence results due Apr 5th 7. DNA fingerprint results due Apr 9th | KC: 18,19 | KC: TBA W: 14,15 | Lab 8. Genetic engineering lab | |
| 4/06 | 4/6:REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION cont. 4/7:problem tutorial* 4/9:EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS 8. E. coli results due Apr 13th | KC: 25 | KC: TBA | Lab 9. Natural selection experiment | |
| 4/13 | 4/13:EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS 4/14:problem tutorial* 4/16:GENETICS OF BEHAVIOR 9. Natural selection results due Apr 23rd | KC:23 | LAB 10. TBA | ||
| 4/20 | 4/20:DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS 4/21:problem tutorial* 4/23:DEVELOPMENTAL GENE REGULATION Portfolio: TBA | KC: 18, 19&20 | KC:< /U>;18,19&20; Hursh research | LAB 11. Developmental genetics | |
| 4/27 | 4/27:GENETICS AND CANCER 4/28:problem tutorial* 4/30:CANCER cont. | KC: 21- 23 | KC: 21-23 | LAB 11. Developmental genetics (cont) |
* Problem tutorials are not lectures. Students should have already worked on the assigned problems before coming to class.
NOTE: The final exam is cumulative with particular emphasis on the material covered in the latter third of the course.