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GENETICS BIOL 2004 CRN 11172
What You Should Know After Taking Genetics
Understand meiotic basis for behavior of parental alleles in crosses. Calculate ratios of progeny from crosses and statistical significance of variation from expected values. Identify factors altering ratios of progeny in crosses. Characterize genetics of additive and multigene traits and calculate allele frequencies. Describe chromosome structure and variation; information flow from DNA to RNA and protein; mutation and mutagenesis; mechanisms of regulation of gene expression. Understand the methods used in genetics, recombinant DNA technology, and genomics.
Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Principles or General Biology and Biology Laboratory
Cell and Molecular Biology (Strongly Recommended)
Text: Pierce, B.A. Genetics A Conceptual Approach, 5th Edition, 2014
Instructor: Joseph O. Falkinham, III, 5008 Derring
231-5931, mailto:jofiii@vt.edu jofiii@vt.edu, Office Hours: Wednesdays, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM or appointment
Syllabus:
Jan 19 Cell Cycle, Mitosis, Meiosis Ch 2
Jan 21 Mono and Dihybrid Crosses Ch 3
Jan 26 Sex and X-Linked Traits Ch 4
Jan 28 Multiple Alleles & Gene Interaction Ch 5
Feb 2 Additive Traits & Allele Frequencies Chs 24 & 25
Feb 4 Human Genetics Ch 6 & Resources
Feb 9 Linkage and Recombination Ch 7
Feb 11 Examination 1 Ch 2-7, 24 & 25
Feb 16 Bacterial and Viral Genetics Ch 9
Feb 18 DNA, Chromosome & Organelle Structure Chs 10, 11 & Resources
Feb 23 Chromosome Variation Ch 8 & Resources
Feb 25 DNA Replication & Recombination Ch 12
Mar 3 Examination 2 Ch 8-12
Mar 15 Transcription Ch 13
Mar 17 RNA and Processing Ch 14
Mar 22 Genetic Code and Translation Ch 15
Mar 24 Control of Bacterial Gene Expression Ch 16
Mar 31 Examination 3 Ch 13-16
Apr 5 Eukaryotic Gene Regulation Ch 17
Apr 7 Mutation, Repair, and Transposable Elements Ch 18
Apr 12 Recombinant DNA Ch 19
Apr 21 Examination 4 Ch 17, 18 & 19
Apr 26 Genomics Ch 20
May 6 Final Examination (7:45 AM – 9:45 AM) Ch 2-20, 24, 25 & Resources
Information concerning Genetics, including homework assignments, answers to questions in text, answer keys to homework and examinations and grades will be sent electronically and posted on Scholar.
If you need accommodations because of a disability (learning disability, attention deficit disorder, psychological, physical, etc.), if you have emergency medical information to share with the instructor, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.
Questions from Text:
Questions from the text have been selected for students to practice and are posted on Scholar
Answers to those text questions lacking answers in the text will posted on Scholar
Homework:
Homework can make up 20 % of the final course grade
Ten homework assignments (5 questions each) will be sent electronically and posted on Scholar
To test reading comprehension, homework questions will be presented in paragraph format with multiple choice answers (op scans)
Due dates for homework will be indicated and due electronically before a specific time (no later)
Examinations and Assignment of Grades:
At least 20 % of the questions (total 50) will be presented in paragraph format to test reading comprehension with multiple choice answers (op scans).
Each midterm examination (i.e., Exams 1-4) can contribute 20 % of the final grade (total = 80 %). The homework grade can contribute the remaining 20 %. Midterm and final exam grades will be rounded up to the next whole percent.
Before the final examination, the average (to the nearest tenth of percent, no rounding) of grades on the 4 midterm examinations and homework will be calculated and grades will be assigned on the scale below.
If a student is dissatisfied with their final grade based on the average of the midterms and homework, they may choose to take the comprehensive final exam. The final exam can contribute 20 % to the final grade.
After scoring the final exam, the lowest of the 6 scores [i.e., homework (20 %), exam 1 (20 %), exam 2 (20 %), exam 3 (20 %), exam 4 (20 %), and final (20 %)] will be dropped and the scores on the five highest averaged (to the nearest tenth of percent; no rounding). Grades will be assigned on the scale below
Grade Scale:
A = 92.5 %, A- = 90. %
B+ = 87.5 %, B = 82.5 %, B- = 80 %
C+ = 77.5 %, C = 72.5 %, C- = 70. %
D+ = 67.5 %, D = 62.5 %, D- = 60. %
F = 59.4 %
