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Class Schedule - 2007

Date Topic Chapter Reading
Aug 21 Class Introduction; Discussion: What does genetics mean to you?  
Aug 23 The Science of Genetics 1: all
Aug 28,30, Sept 4, 6 Mendelian Genetics 2: all
3: all
Sept 11,13,18 Genetic Linkage 5: 115-132
11: 392-393
Sept 20,25 Maternal Inheritance 15: 525-543
Sept 27,Oct 2,4 Quantitative Genetics

20: 692-698
11: 398-401

Oct 9,11 Population and Evolutionary Genetics 20: 677-682
Oct 16 Genes and Mutations 7: 191-208; 213-224
8: 265-268
Oct 18 Exam 1  
Oct 23 Genes and Mutations  
Oct 25 Transposable Elements 13: 461-465
Oct 30, Nov 6 Cloning and Molecular Analysis of Genes 9: all
Nov 8, 13 Molecular Genetic Analysis
Nov 15,20 Genomic Analysis 10: 335-363
11: 387-398
Nov 22 Thanksgiving; no class  
Nov 27,29 Prokaryotic Gene Expression 15: 551-569
Dec 4,6 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes 17: 581-590
18: 607-627
Dec 14 Exam 2 (10:30 am - 12:30 pm)