TAMU GENE 310
Principles of Heredity- Schedule/Notes

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Date(s): Topic Text Material Notes/Study Guides/Practice Problems

Sept 1& 3

Origins of Genetics; Mendel; Pedigrees Chs 1 & 4 Introduction: Origins of Genetics (Print Version)

Mendel (Print Version)

Dihybrid Ratios (Print Version)

Gene Ratios Quiz

Pedigrees

Sept 8

Mitosis; Meiosis

Gametogenesis

Ch 2

Ch 3

Mitosis, Meiosis

Gametogenesis (Print Version)

Sept 10

Probability

notes and problems

pp 86-91

Probability notes

Practice Problems

Sept 15 Gene interactions, Lethals, Pleiotrophy, Teratogens & Epistasis

pp 63-66

pp 95-100

 Complications in single gene analysis (Print Version)

Sept 17

 Multiple Alleles, Immunogenetics & Blood Groups

Ch 17

Blood Groups and Immunogenetics (Print Version)

Sept 22

Quantitative Traits

Twin Studies, IQ

Ch 7 &

pp 165-167

Quantitative Inheritance (Print Version)

Twin Studies (Print Version)

Sept 24

Genes and Enzymes-Pathways

Proteins

Notes

Ch 2 readings

 Genes and Enzymes (Print Version)

Protein Structure (Print Version)

Sept 29 Exam I Study guide and old exams

 

Oct 1 & 6

DNA

Transcription

Translation and the Code

Ch 9

Ch. 10

DNA Structure (Print Version)

Transcription (Print Version)

Translation (Print Version)
Oct 8 &13 Gene Regulation

Notes

Ch 11

Gene Expression Animation

Lac-operon in E. coli (Print Version)

Human examples (Print Version)

Oct 13 & 15

Mutation and Mutagens

Ch 12

 

pp 220- 235

Mutation Terms, X-ray & UV(Print Version)

Environmental and Chemical Mutagens (Print Version)

Oct 20

Effects of Mutation

Sickle cell

Species Comparisons 


Ch 12

 

Ch 16

Mutation Effects (Print Version)

Sickle Cell as an example mutation (Print Version)

Molecular Species Comparisons (Print Version)

 

Oct 22 & 27

Genetic Engineering

Cloning Genes

 Chs 19 & 22

Why Clone? (Print Version)

Recombinant DNA Tools (Print Version) 

Cloning Genes (Print Version)

Oct 29

 Exam II

Study Guide and Old Exams

Practice Quiz 

 

Nov 3

Genes and Cancer

Chromosomes

Ch 18

pp 241-246

Genes and Cancer (Print Version)

Chromosomes and Karyotypes (Print Version)

Nov 5 & 10

Genes on the X Chromosome

Sex Chromosomes

Sex related traits

Cytoplasmic Inheritance

Ch 6

Ch 12-pp 255-258

pp 101-108

pp 100-102

Sex Linked Genes (Print Version)

Sex Chromosome Abnormalities (Print Version)

Sex-related traits (Print Version)

Cytoplasmic Inheritance (Print Version)

Nov 12

Gene Mapping

Linkage Groups

pp 103-106

notes

Gene Mapping (Print Version)

Synteny Mapping (Print Version)

 

Nov 17 & 19

Abnormal Chromosome Numbers

Structural Aberrations

Ch 13

pp. 257-264

 Cytogenetics Part I (Print Version)

Cytogenetics Part II (Print Version)

Nov 24

Prenatal Detection

PCR, DNA Fingerprinting

 

pp 246-248

Prenatal Detection of Genetic Defects (Print Version)

Dec 1

Population Genetics, Forces

Inbreeding

Ch 14

Ch 15

Gene Frequencies (Print Version) Hardy-Weinberg Forces (Print Version)

Inbreeding (Print Version)

Dec 3

Exam III

Study Guide and Old Exams

Practice Quiz (thanks to U of Arizona)
Dec 8

Reproductive technologies

Pharmacogenetics

Behavior

Chs 20 &21

Ch 8

Reproductive technologies

Pharmacogentics (Print Version)

Behavior (Print Version)

Dec 16

Final Exam:

1:00 - 3:00 PM