Date	Topic	Text	Scitable	Slides	Lab ( Tuesdays)
Jan 18 W	Introduction				Techniques Using Spec 20 micropipettes     Library. Writing     DNA extraction   Protein synthesis   Lac operon     Restriction digests     Lab Exam
20 F	History. Genes are DNA	14.1, 4	1.1, 1.2, 1.3	1
23 M	DNA structure I	14	2.1	2
25 W	No class
27 F	DNA Structure II,	14	2.2	2
30 M	Genome structure. RNA	14	2.3, 2.4	2
Feb 1 W	DNA Replication I	14	3.4, 3.1	3
3 F	DNA Replication II, Telomeres	14	3.2, 3.3	3
6 M	Gene Function	15	4.1, 4.2	4
8 W	Genetic Code	15	4.3, 4.4	4
10 F	Transcription I	16	5.1	5
13 M	Transcription II	16	5.2, 5.3	5
15 W	Exam I.
17 F	Vacation
20 M	Vacation
22 W	Translation I	16	6.1, 6.2	6
24 F	Translation II	16	6.3, 6.4	6
27 M	Regulation I	17	7.1, 7.2	7
29 W	Regulation II	18	7.3	7
Mar 2 F	Mutation/Repair	14.5	8.1, 8.2, 8.3	8
5 M	Biotechnology I	19/20	9.1, 9.2, 9.5	9
7 W	Biotechnology II	19/20	9.3, 9.4, 9.6	9
16 F	Exam II

 

 

Scitable readings

1.1 Introduction: What Is DNA? 1.2 Discovery of the Function of DNA Resulted from the Work of Multiple Scientists 1.3 Developing the chromosome theory	2.1 DNA is a structure that encodes biological information 2.2 Discovery of the function of DNA 2.3 Chemical structure of RNA 2.4 DNA packaging	3.4 DNA replication: overview 3.2 Semi-conservative DNA replication 3.2 Major molecular events of DNA replication 3.3 Telomeres and telomerase
4.1 Discovering the relationship between DNA and protein 4.2 Reading the genetic code 4.3 What is a gene? 4.4 Nucleic acids to amino acids	5.1 DNA transcription 5.2 RNA transcription by RNA polymerase 5.3 RNA splicing	6.1 Translation: DNA to mRNA to protein 6.2 The role of ribosomes 6.3 Translation 6.4 Protein folding
7.1 Overview 7.2 Negative transcription regulation 7.3 Positive transcription control	8.1 DNA replication and causes of mutation 8.2 Genetic mutation 8.3 Environmental mutagens	9.1 Plasmids 9.2 Restriction enzymes 9.3 Recombinant DNA 9.4 Animal cloning 9.5 Cell culture 9.6 Gene-based therapeutics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Szczys

Date	Topic	Lab	Scitable
Mar 9	Cell Division- Mitosis
12	Cell Division-Meiosis	Mitosis and Meiosis	Mitosis, Meiosis, and Inheritance
14	Mendel
16	Adams Exam 2
26	Mendelian Genetics	Probability and Mendelian Genetics	Sexual Reproduction and the Evolution of Sex
28	Hardy-Weinberg
30	Hardy-Weinberg
Apr 2	Natural Selection	DNA extraction and PCR	Evolutionary Adaptatin in Humans
4	Exam 3
9	Natural Selection
11	Natural Selection	Gel Electrophoresis
13	Natural Selection
16	Gene Flow
18	Gene Flow	Comprehensive Exam	Genetic Drift and Effective Population Size
20	Genetic Drift
23	Genetic Drift
25	Drift/Mutation	Population structure	Genetic Mutation
27	Mutation
30	Inbreeding
May 2	Inbreeding	Inbreeding	Why Should We Care About Species?
11	Final exam

Scitable Outline

 

Mitosis and Meiosis

              Mitosis and Cell Division

Meiosis, Genetic Recombination, and Sexual Reproduction

Mendelian Genetics

              Gregor Mendel and the Principles of Inheritance

              Mendelian Genetics: Patterns of Inheritance and Single-Gene Disorders

Modifications of Mendelian Genetics

              Discovery and Types of Genetic Linkage

              Pleiotropy: One Gene Can Affect Multiple Traits

              Epistasis: Gene Interaction and Phenotype Effects

Genetic Variation & Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

              Sexual Reproduction and the Evolution of Sex

              Neutral Theory: The Null Hypothesis of Molecular Evolution

HWE Violations: Natural Selection

              Negative Selection

Natural Selection: Uncovering Mechanisms of Evolutionary Adaptation to Infectious Disease

HWE Violations: Mutation

              Genetic Mutation

HWE Violations: Drift

              Genetic Drift and Effective Population Size

              Genetic Drift: Bottleneck Effect and the Case of the Bearded Vulture

HWE Violations: Gene Flow

              Hybridization and Gene Flow

              Why Should We Care about Species?