SYLLABUS FOR GENETICS

Instructor: Mr. Alexandre F. da Silva

Office: Room 518#

E-mail: Home Phone: afdasilva@aol.com (219-886-2446)

Office Hours: By Appointment

Course Time: Saturday 11-1:00 p.m. Lecture, Room 206, 1:15 - 4:15 Lab

An investigation of the principles of inheritance with emphasis on the nature of genetic material, transmission of genetic material, and its manifestation. Adaptation and natural selection are discussed. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory each week.

Laboratory Fee: See current fee schedule

Prerequisites: BIO 111-112, CHM 110-111

Textbooks: Basic Genetics 2^nd Ed.Robert Weaver and Philip W. Hedrick. Wm. C. Brown. Dubuque, Iowa

Basic Genetics 2nd the student study guide.

The Text is intended to clarify material in the lectures, which will generally follow the text. Material in the text but not in the lectures will generally not be covered on exams.

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Class Policy on Attendance: Is mandatory, if you are not able to attend please contact the instructor to make arrangements for class material. Quizzes will not be made up.

There will be an assigned homework each week. Any homework that is late will be penalized by a one-letter grade reduction. Assignments will not be accepted two weeks after the due date.

Students in this course will:

Assessment: There will be 7 short quizzes, 3 exams and 1 final exam.

Attendance & Participation 10%

Quizzes (9) 10%

Homework 10%

Exams (2) 20% ea. 40%

Total = 100%

A: 100-92 A: 91-90 B+: 89-88 B: 87-82 B-: 80-81 C+: 79-78

C: 77-72 C-: 71-70 D+: 69-68 D: 67-62 D-: 61-60 F: 59 or less

Class Participation: Please come to class prepared to discuss homework assignment. Reading ahead in the textbook is recommended.

January 29 Introduction, History Handout: Ten Fundamental Principles of Genetics

Basic Mendelian Genetics

Extensions to Mendel

February 5 Quantitative Traits

Chromosome Structures, Division & Changes

Linkage/ Human Gene Maps

Homework 1-Due

February 12 Linkage/ Bacterial Genetics

Bacterial/phage genetics

DNA

Homework 2-Due

February 19 DNA genetic material

DNA Structure/ Replication

DNA Transcription

Eukaryotic Transcription

Homework 4-Due

March 4 Proteins

Translation/ the Genetic code

Translation/ Gene mutation

Homework 5-Due

March 11 Mutation

DNA repair/ transposable elements

Gene Cloning and Manipulation

Homework 6-Due

Quiz #5

Cancer

Homework 7-Due

March 25 Molecular markers

Homework 8-Due

Quiz #7

April 1 Developmental genetics

Population genetics/Molecular evolution

April 8 Molecular evolution

Homework 10-Due