Dates

Lecture topic

Chapter in text

May 26; May 28

Introduction to course & Mitosis and Meiosis

Parts of chapter 24 and in class worksheet on applications of genetics and ethics

In class worksheets on organelles and mitosis and meiosis

Chapter 2

 

June 2,4

Mendelian Genetics 

June 2, Guest speaker
Dr. Subhabrata Sanyal, Emory University
Drosophila genetics

http://flybase.org/

 

Finish mitosis and meiosis

Chapter 3

 

 

 

 

 

June 9,11

Exam 1, June 9

 

Student discussion of model organisms after the exam.  You may want to look at chapter 7 and parts of chapter 23.

Discussion of paper for June 11

June 11:  Guest Speaker,
Colin Franz, Emory University
Gene therapy and ALS

 

 

 

June 16, 18

Extension of Mendelian Genetics

 

Sex determination and sex chromosomes

Chapter 4 part 1

Chapter 4 part 2

 

Chapter 4 problems
Chapter 4 part 1 problems

Chapter 4 part 2 problems

Chapter 4 more problems

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper 1 will be due on June 16

 

June 23, 25

Genetics and Behavior; Chromosome Mutations 

 

Discussion of model organisms

 

Chapter 7, second part

 

 

Lecture on genetics and behavior will be based on a scientific review article.  You may want to look at Chapter 26 for background information.

 

Behavioral tests

 

Chapter 8

 

 

 

June 26

last day to withdraw without academic penalty.

 

June 30, July 2

DNA structure and analysis

 

 

Exam 2:  July 2:  pedigrees, Chapter 4, Chapter 7, model organisms, behavior and Chapter 8

Chapter 10 history

Chapter 10 structure

 

 

 

 

 

July 7, 9

DNA replication and recombination;

 

 

Chapter 10 techniques
Chapter 10 more techniques

 

Compacting DNA (parts of chapter 12)

 

Chapter 11

 

telomere replication animation

 

 

 

July 14, 16

The genetic code and transcription

exam 3 – July 16

Chapter 14

 

Chapter 14 eukaryotes

 

July 21, 23

Translation and proteins

 

 

Chapter 15

 

Paper 2 is due on July 21

 

 

July 28

 

Review for final exam

Review sheet for final

 

July 30

 

Final Exam

 

 

This schedule is tentative and may change during the course of the semester.