Spring 2018 |
TOPIC |
Complete readings (using Nota Bene) BEFORE class |
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Wednesday 17 January |
1. Introduction to the class - slides | introduction to NB and beSocratic |
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Friday 19 January |
2. Core ideas in molecular / cell biology |
Read: Ellis-van Creveld syndrome and the Amish |
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Monday 22 January |
3. Where do genes, alleles & mutations come from? |
Read: Chapter 11 pp. 225-229 |
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Wednesday 24 January |
4. How do allelic differences / mutations influence gene function? |
Read: Chapter 11 pp. 229-231 |
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Friday 26 January |
5. Reproduction in prokaryotes (conjugation) |
Read: Chapter 12. pp. 232-234 |
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Monday 29 January |
6. Horizontal gene transfer |
Read: Chapter 12. pp. 235-237 |
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Wednesday 31 January |
7. Eukaryotic reproduction |
Read: Chapter 13. pp.238-241 |
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Friday 2 February |
8. (I will be away, no class) |
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Monday 5 February |
9. Eukaryotic reproduction |
Read: Chapter 13. pp. 238-241 |
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Wednesday 7 February |
10.Eukaryotic reproduction - |
Read: Chapter 13. pp. 241- 244 |
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Friday 9 February |
11.Eukaryotic reproduction - |
Read: Chapter 13. pp. 241- 244 |
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Monday 12 February |
12.Eukaryotic reproduction (Meiosis) |
Read: Chapter 13. pp. 244 - 248 |
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Wednesday 14 February |
13. Eukaryotic reproduction |
Read: Chapter 13. pp. 244 - 248 |
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Friday 16 February |
14. Linkage and haplotypes |
Read: Chapter 13. pp. 248 - 250 |
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Monday 19 February |
15. Imprinting |
Read: Chapter 13. pp. 250- 251 |
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Wednesday 21 February |
16.X-inactivation |
Read: Chapter 13. pp. 251- 252 |
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Friday 13 February |
17. review for midterm 1 |
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Monday 26 February |
18. Midterm EXAM 1 |
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Wednesday 28 February |
19. Discuss term paper / video |
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Friday 2 March |
` | 10. Generating mutations + alleles I |
Read: Chapter 14. pp. |
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Monday 5 March |
21. Generating mutations + alleles II |
Read: Chapter 14. pp. |
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Wednesday 7 March |
22. Generating mutations + alleles I I |
Read: Chapter 14. pp. | |||
Friday 9 March |
23. Longer term evolution studies |
Read: Chapter 14. pp. |
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Monday 12 March |
24. Forward + reverse genetics I |
Read: Chapter 14. pp. |
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Wednesday 14 March |
25. Forward + reverse genetics I I |
Read: Chapter 14. pp. |
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Friday 16 March |
26. Getting Mendelian I |
Read: Chapter 15. pp. |
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Monday 19 March |
27. Alleles and Monohybrid cross |
Read: Chapter 15. pp. |
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Wednesday 21 March |
28. Chi square and significance I |
Read: Chapter 15. pp. |
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Friday 23 March |
29. Chi square and significance II |
Read: Chapter 15. pp. |
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SPRING | BREAK |
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Monday 2 April |
30. Dihybrid crosses + linkage |
Read: Chapter 15. pp. |
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Wednesday 4 April |
31. Dihybrid crosses + interactions |
Read: Chapter 15. pp. |
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Friday 6 April |
32. mapping + synteny |
Read: Chapter 15. pp. |
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Monday |
33. midterm review |
Complete beSocratic |
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Wednesday |
34. midterm 2 |
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Friday 13 April |
35. Germ line alleles and human pathologies |
Read: Chapter 16. pp. |
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Monday 16 April |
36. Methods: Where are genes expressed |
Read: Chapter 16. pp. | |||
Wednesday 18 April |
37. Alleles (ExAC) and phenotypes |
Read: Chapter 16. pp. |
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Friday 20 April |
38. Genetic anticipation |
Read: Chapter 16. pp. |
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Monday 23 April |
39. GWAS, Ancestry & Forensics |
Read: Chapter 16. pp. Listen to GWAS overview |
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Wednesday 25 April |
40. Somatic mutations I |
Read: Chapter 17. pp. |
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Friday 27 April |
41. Somatic mutations II |
Read: Chapter 17. pp. |
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Monday 30 April |
42. Should biohanking be legal (even if it effects future generations)? |
"I want to help humans genetically modify themselves" + "The FBI and biohackers: an unusual relationship" |
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Wednesday |
43.Course review |
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Friday 4 May |
Reading Day |
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To be announced |
FINAL EXAM: to be announced In MCDB A120 |
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16 December 2015 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM |