DATE

LECTURE TOPICS AND TEXTBOOK READING

Week of 8/20 to  8/22

OVERVIEW

·   Wednesday:  Introductory and Overview Topics-read chapter 1 if you wish for general information; specific topics from chapter 1 will not be on exam 1.

·   Friday:  Review of cells, mitosis and meiosis.  Chapter 2

Week of 8/25 to 8/29

·   Monday:  Chapter 2, continued

·   Wednesday & Friday:  Mendelian Genetics. 

·   Chapter 3, pages 38-50, up to but not including section 3.8 on page 50.  Resume reading in chapter 3 with section 3.9 on page 52 to page 54.

Note:  Tue, Aug. 26 is the last day to register or add fall classes

Week of 9/1 to 9/5

·   Monday, Sept. 1:  No classes today!  Labor Day Holiday!

·   Wednesday & Friday:  Chapter 3 topics, continued.

Week of 9/8 to 912

·   Mon, Sept. 8: Lecture Exam 1 

·   Wednesday & Friday:  Modification of Mendelian Genetics, Chapter 4, pages 61-80.

Week of 9/15 to 9/19

·   Monday, Wednesday & Friday:  Chapter 4 topics, continued

Week of 9/22 to 9/26

·      Monday & Wednesday:  Chapter 4 topics, continued

·      Friday, Sept. 26:  Lecture Exam 2

Week of 9/29 to 10/3

·      Monday & Wednesday:  Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes, Chapter 5

·      Friday:  Chromosome Mutations, Chapter 6

Week of 10/6 to 10/10

·      Monday:  Chapter 6 topics, continued

·      Wednesday & Friday:  Linkage & Chromosome Mapping in Eukaryotes, Chapter 7

Week of 10/13 to 10/17

·      Monday & Wednesday :  DNA Structure and Analysis, Chapter 9

·      Friday:  Chromosome Structure and DNA Sequence Organization, Chapter 11

Week of 10/20 to 10/24

·      Monday:  Chapter 11 topics, continued

·      Wedns, Oct. 22:  Lecture Exam 3

·      Friday:  Genetic Code and Transcription, Chapter 12

Week of 10/27 to 10/31

·        Monday & Wednesday, Chapter 12, continued

·        Friday:  Translation and proteins, Chapter 13

Week of 11/3 to 11/7

·        Monday & Wednesday:  Chapter 13 topics, continued

Wednesday, Nov. 5 = Last day to drop classes with a grade of “W”

·        Friday, November 7:  Lecture exam 4

Week of 11/10 to 11/14

·        Monday, Wednesday & Friday:  Regulation of genetic expression, Chapter 15

Week of 11/17 to 11/21

·        Monday & Wednesday:  Gene mutation, DNA repair and transposable elements, Chapter 14

·        Friday:  Quantitative genetics and multifactoral inheritance, Chapter 21

Week of 11/24 to 11/28

·        Monday: Chapter 21 topics continued

·        Wednesday & Friday:  No classes! Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

Week of 12/1 to 12/5

·        Monday, Wednesday & Friday:  Chap. 22, Quantitative genetics and multifactoral inheritance

·        Friday:  last day of classes

Tuesday, Dec. 9 = Final Exam at 1:30 – 3:30 pm