GENETICS - BIL 250



A semester's exploration of Classical Mendelian Genetics, Molecular Genetics and Evolutionary Genetics.


Our textbook will be Modern Genetic Analysis, by Griffiths, et al., published by Freeman.

  • Summer 2008 Lecture Notes
  • Grading Policies
  • Course Syllabus

  • Your Instructor this semester will be Dr. Dana Krempels.

    You can reach her by phone at (305) 284-3977, but will probably get a faster response via EMAIL.

    Office hours are by appointment during the summer, so please come to see me after lecture or send me an email to set up a time that we can meet at our mutual convenience.


    Here's the syllabus for this semester's Genetics Course. The schedule is a rough guide to what we'll be covering this semester, and is subject to constant revision, as circumnstances require and as time permits.
    REGULAR CLASS MEETS FOR LECTURES MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY from 10:05am - 11:50. STUDENTS MUST RESERVE ALL FRIDAYS AT THAT TIME FOR EXAMS OR SPECIAL REVIEWS, AS SHOWN IN THE SYLLABUS BELOW.

     

    Date

    Topic

    Readings

    Wednesday, May 14

    An Introduction: The Importance of Genetics
    The structure of Genes and Genomes

    Chapters 1 and 2

    Thursday, May 15

    Transcription and Translation I

    Chapter 3

    Friday, May 16

    No regular class on Fridays--none today!

    Monday, May 19

    Transcription and Translation II

    Chapter 3

    Tuesday, May 20

    Passing the Code: DNA Replication, Mitosis & Meiosis

    Chapter 4

    Wednesday, May 21

    Monogenetic Traits: Mendel's Garden

    Chapter 5

    Thursday, May 22

    Genetic Recombination in Eukaryotes

    Chapter 6

    Friday, May 23

    No class

    Enjoy the extra long weekend!

    Monday, May 26

    MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY

    It's not a picnic without some ants.

    Tuesday, May 27

    Genetics of Microbes

    Chapter 7

    Wednesday, May 28

    Recombinant DNA

    Chapter 8

    Thursday, May 29

    Genomics

    Chapter 9

    Friday, June 30

    Exam I

    Study hard!

    Monday, June 2

    Mutations at the Molecular Level

    Chapter 10

    Tuesday, June 3

    Chromosome Mutations

    Chapter 11

    Wednesday, June 4

    Mutational Dissection

    Chapter 12

    Thursday, June 5

    Gene Expression & Regulation

    Chapter 13

    Friday, June 6

    EXAM II

    (Last Day to Drop)

    Monday, June 9

    Gene Expression, continued

    Chapter 13

    Tuesday, June 10

    From Gene to Phenotype

    Chapter 14

    Wednesday, June 11

    The Genetics of Cancer

    Chapter 15

    Thursday, June 12

    The Genetics of Development

    Chapter 16

    Friday, June 13

    Exam III

    Almost there...

    Monday, June 16

    Population Genetics

    Chapter 17

    Tuesday, June 17

    Quantitative Genetics

    Chapter 18

    Wednesday, June 18

    The Genetics of Evolution

    Chapter 20

    Thursday, June 19

    READING DAY

    zzzzzzzzzz.....

    Friday, June 20

    EXAM IV

    IN SA 126 AT REGULAR CLASS TIME


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