LS4 INTRODUCTORY GENETICS Fall QUARTER, 2008 LECTURE: Tuesday, Thursday 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm in La Kretz 110. INSTRUCTOR: Jau-Nian Chen ([email protected]) TEXT: Required: Principles of Genetics, 4th edition, by Snustad and Simmons, Fourth Edition. (can be purchased with WileyPlus from the bookstore) Alternatively, you can purchase WileyPlus (online option) from www.wileyplus.com for $ 61 # Date & Day TOPICS READINGS 1 9/25 Th Introduction, Mendel and Statistics Chp.1, 3 2 9/30 Tu Pedigree and Extension of Mendelism Chp.3, 4 3 10/2 Th Mitosis & Meiosis; Chromosome Chp.2,6 4 10/7 Tu Linkage and Sex Linked Inheritance Chp 5,7 5 10/9 Th Linkage and Recombination Chp 7 6 10/14 Tu Bacterial Genetics Chp 8 7 10/16 Th Bacterial Genetics/Bacteriophage Genetics Chp 8 10/20 Monday Midterm #1 5-7 PM (Material from Lectures 1-5) 8 10/21 Tu Bacteriophage Genetics/ Benzer and the rII locus Chp 8, 14 9 10/23 Th Genetic code Chp 12 10 10/28 Tu Mutation and Gene Function Chp 13 11 10/30 Th Gene Regulation I Chp.20 12 11/4 Tu Gene Regulation II Chp 21 11/5 Wednesday Midterm #2 5-7 PM (Material from Lectures 6-11) 13 11/6 Th Techniques of Molecular Genetics Chp 15 11/11 Veteran’s Day, No Lecture 14 11/13 Th Molecular Genetics & Genomics I Chp 16, 17 15 11/18 Tu Molecular Genetics & Genomics II Chp 16, 17 16 11/20 Th Molecular Genetics & Genomics III Chp 16, 17 17 11/25 Tu Population Genetics I Chp 26 11/27 Thanksgiving No Lecture 18 12/2 Tu Population Genetics II Chp 26 19 12/4 Th Model Organism, Review 12/8 Mon FINAL 6:30-9:30 PM (All material) Exams: Genetic problems and short essays. Questions will be drawn from lecture, assigned problems and reading assignments. Course Grading: Grading will be strictly based on the quizzes in discussion sections (50 points), 2 midterms (100 points each) and a final (200 points). Midterms and Final: There will be no make-up exams for the midterm and final exams. All midterm regrades should be submitted in writing to LS core office (LS 2305) within 7 days after the midterms. Oral arguments will not be considered. Please note that if you ask for a regrade, the entire test will be regraded and your score may move up or down.Quiz: There will be six quizzes in the discussion section. Each quiz will be worth 10 points. The grade from the lowest quiz will be
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