GENETICS - BIL 250



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



Instructor: Dr. Dana Krempels
Office: Cox 110B
Contact via: email

Office hours are by appointment during the summer,
so please come see me after lecture
or send an email to set up a mutually convenient meeting time.



Our textbook will be Introduction to Genetic Analysis, 10th Edition by Griffiths, et al., published by Freeman.



  • Summer 2013 Lecture Notes
  • Grading Policies
  • Course Syllabus

  • 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.

     

    Date

    Topic

    Readings

    Wednesday, May 15

    No Class Today

    Check out the course policies and syllabus

    Thursday, May 16

    An Introduction to Genetics: From Mendel to Molecules

    Chapters 1, 2

    Friday, May 17

    Single-gene Inheritance; Autosomal and Sex-linked Inheritance

    Chapter 2

    Monday, May 20

    Independent Assortment and Non-Mendelian Inheritance

    Chapter 3

    Tuesday, May 21

    Linkage and Mapping

    Chapter 4

    Wednesday, May 22

    Genetics of Microbes

    Chapter 5

    Thursday, May 23

    Gene Interactions

    Chapter 6

    Friday, May 24

    No class today.

    Enjoy the extra long weekend.

    Monday, May 27

    Memorial Day Holiday

    no class today, either! woohoo!

    Tuesday, May 28

    DNA Structure and Replication

    Chapter 7

    Wednesday, May 29

    The Magic of RNA: Transcription and Transcript Processing

    Chapter 8

    Thursday, May 30

    Gene Expression: Translation into Protein

    Chapter 9

    Friday, May 31

    Exam I

    Study smart.

    Monday, June 3

    Biotechnology

    Chapter 10

    Tuesday, June 4

    Control of Gene Expression in Microbes

    Chapter 11

    Wednesday, June 5

    Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

    Chapter 12

    Thursday, June 6

    The Genetics of Development

    Chapter 13

    Friday, June 7

    EXAM II

    Good luck!

    Monday, June 10

    Mutations at the Molecular Level

    Chapter 16

    Tuesday, June 11

    The Genetics of Cancer

    Chapter 16

    Wednesday, June 12

    Mutations at the Chromosome Level

    Chapter 17

    Thursday, June 13

    Genomes and Transposable Genetic Elements

    Chapter 14, 15

    Friday, June 14

    Exam III

    Almost there...

    Monday, June 17

    Population Genetics

    Chapter 18

    Tuesday, June 18

    Genetics of Evolution

    Chapter 18

    Wednesday, June 19

    Genetics of Evolution, continued

    Chapter 20

    Thursday, June 20

    READING DAY

    zzzzzzzzzz.....

    Friday, June 21

    EXAM IV in Cox 126 at Regular Class Time

    The End.


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