"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow,
"is to learn something.
That's the only thing that never fails.
You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake
at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your
only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics,
or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds.
There is only one thing for it then -- to learn.
Learn why the world wags and what wags it.
That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate,
never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting.
Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn."
T.H. White, "The Once and Future King"
Our textbook will be Introduction to Genetic Analysis, by Griffiths, et al., published by Freeman.
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. Date Topic Readings Wednesday, May 20 An Introduction: The Importance of Genetics Chapters 1 and 2 Thursday, May 21 Inheritance of Multiple Genes: Independent Assortment Chapter 3 Friday, May 22 No regular class on Fridays--none today! Enjoy the Long Weekend. Monday, May 25 Memorial Day Holiday. No class today. Summer Fun Reading Tuesday, May 26 Linkage and Mapping Chapter 4 Wednesday, May 27 The Genetics of Microbes Chapter 5 Thursday, May 28 Gene Interactions Chapter 6 Friday, May 29 No class today. (Last time!) Enjoy the extra long weekend. Monday, June 1 DNA: Structure and Replication Chapter 7 Tuesday, June 2 The Magic of RNA: Transcription and Processing Chapter 8 Wednesday, June 3 Translation: Protein Synthesis Chapter 9 Thursday, June 4 Gene Expression in Microbes Chapter 10 Friday, June 5 Exam I Study smart! Monday, June 8 Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes Chapter 11 Tuesday, June 9 The Genetics of Development Chapter 12 Wednesday, June 10 Genomics Chapter 13 Thursday, June 11 The Mighty Genome Chapter 14 Friday, June 12 EXAM II Good luck! Monday, June 15 Mutation, Repair and Recombination Chapter 15 Tuesday, June 16 Mutation at the Chromosome Level Chapter 16 Wednesday, June 17 Population Genetics Chapter 17 Thursday, June 18 Quantitative Genetics Chapter 18 Friday, June 19 Exam III Almost there... Monday, June 22 Genetics of Evolution Chapter 19 Tuesday, June 23 Techniques in Genetic Manipulation Chapter 20 Wednesday, June 24 Techniques, continued Chapter 20 Thursday, June 25 READING DAY zzzzzzzzzz..... Friday, June 26 EXAM IV IN SA 126 AT REGULAR CLASS TIME
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.
Review of Transmission Genetics: Inheritance of Single Genes
Email Dr. Krempels.