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Biol. 341 -
Genetics
SYLLABUS
Spring Semester 2004
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of the modern molecular and classical Mendelian principles underlying biological inheritance. With lab. (4 credits). Prerequisite: Biol 111 or equivalent.
LECTURE TEXT: Klug, W. S. and M. R. Cummings. 2002. Essentials of Genetics, Fourth Edition. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
LAB TEXT: Flagg, R.O. 1988. Carolina Drosophila Manual, Carolina Biological Supply Company, Burlington, North Carolina.COURSE WEBSITE:
www.mnstate.edu/weibust/genecentral.htmLECTURE MEETINGS: 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. M W F in Room KH 217
LAB MEETINGS: 2:00 - 3:50 p.m. T or 3:00 - 4:50 p.m. H or 2:00 - 3:50 p.m. F in Room KH 305COURSE OUTLINE:
| A. LECTURE TOPICS |
Related Readings in Text |
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| 1. Introduction ....................................................................... | Chapter 1 | |
| 2. Nature of the Hereditary Material ...................................... | Chapters 10 & 11 | |
| 3. Function of the Hereditary Material ................................... | Chapters 12 & 13 | |
| 4. Gene Mutation ................................................................... | Chapter 14 | |
| 5. Fundamentals of Classical Genetics .................................. | Chapters 3 & 4 | |
| 6. Quantitative Genetics ........................................................ | Chapter 6 | |
| 7. Population Genetics .......................................................... | Chapter 22 | |
| 8. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses ...................................... | Chapter 9 and pages 349-353 | |
| 9. Genetic Manipulation ...................................................... | Chapter 16 |
| Expanded Lecture Outline available at: www.mnstate.edu/weibust/expoutline.htm | |
| B. LABORATORY TOPICS | |
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| Lab 1: Introduction to Drosophila I ........................................ | Read Lab Book | |
| Lab 2: Introduction to Drosophila II ....................................... | Read Lab Book | |
| Lab 3: Chromosomes of Eukaryotes ...................................... | Chapter 2 and pages 353-358 | |
| Lab 4: Mitosis ........................................................................ | Chapter 2 | |
| Lab 5: Meiosis ....................................................................... | Chapter 2 | |
| Lab 6: Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination ................ | Chapter 5 | |
| Lab 7: Introduction to Statistics .............................................. | Pages 47-50 | |
| Lab 8: Linkage and Crossing Over ......................................... | Chapter 8 | |
| Lab 9: Recombination and Gene Mapping ............................. | Chapter 8 | |
| Lab 10: Changes in Chromosome Structure ........................... | Chapter 7 and pages 358-362 | |
| Lab 11: Changes in Chromosome Number ............................. | Chapter 7 |
| Lab 12: Gene Regulation ........................................................ | Chapter 15 | |
| Expanded Lab Lecture Outline available at: www.mnstate.edu/weibust/explaboutline.htm | ||
COURSE OBJECTIVES / STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: Lectures are designed to help you learn the fundamentals of molecular, classical, quantitative, and population genetics. In the laboratory you will study the nature and mechanisms of inheritance using the fruit fly. You will learn to maintain and manipulate the fruit flies, to make genetics crosses, and to collect, analyze and interpret data.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: There will be three one-hour exams during the semester plus a final exam at the end of the session. You must take all four exams. In addition, you must undertake a laboratory project involving genetic studies with fruit flies. You must maintain a laboratory project notebook and complete a laboratory project report. The notebook and report must be submitted to the instructor on a designated date near the end of the semester.
GRADING POLICY: Your course grade is determined primarily by your performance on the exams. All exams contribute equally to your final grade. Each exam is scored from 0 - 100. The relationship between numerical score and letter grade for each exam is as follows:
90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
65 - 79 = C
50 - 64 = D
below 50 = FYour laboratory project performance also influences your grade. Your grade for the laboratory project will be "S" (satisfactory) or "U" (unsatisfactory). A grade of "U" may be given if you fail to make an honest effort to complete the project, fail to maintain a proper lab notebook, fail to turn in progress reports when due, or fail to submit a satisfactory lab report at the end of the semester. A grade of "U" for the laboratory project will lower your course grade by one letter. In other words, if your course grade is "B" based on your exam scores but you receive a "U" on your laboratory project, your course grade will be reduced to "C". Additionally, if you earn an "S" on your laboratory project and your scores on the exams place you between two grades at the end of the semester, your performance on the laboratory project will be carefully considered in determining if you receive the higher or the lower of the two grades.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: You are expected to attend all lecture and laboratory meetings. You are also expected to take examinations at the announced time.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: Students with disabilities who believe they may need an accommodation in this class are encouraged to contact Greg Toutges, Coordinator of Disability Services at 477-2652 (phone) or 477-2047 (TTY), CMU 222 as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.
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CONTACT PERSON: Robert Weibust - weibust@mnstate.edu
LAST UPDATE: 5/17/04
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