BNFO 300 
Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Questionnaire on notes: Strategies of Life
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Fall 2014  


I. Basic Information

A. Your name 
II. Old business (no need to repeat anything you've said in a previous questionnaire)

A. Anything further you'd like to discuss regarding the notes, Strategies of Life and the self-assembly tutorial?

B. Anything further you'd like to discuss regarding Problem Set I, Library Treasure Hunt?

C. The group discussion of the four Vitamin D articles is the first time I've tried something like this.
    Do you think it was helpful? How could it have been more helpful?
    What issues do you see in extracting something useful from research articles?
    (we'll be spending a lot of time on this throughout the semester)

III. What is a Gene?
A. How far have you gotten in the tutorial, What is a Gene? and its companion?
    You can answer by referring to the last item you addressed (e.g. III.3). 

B. Provide a statement that describes as accurately and completely as possible your current understanding regarding how a cell determines where a gene begins.
     

Consider how comfortable you are with the following topics (as defined by the tour What is a Gene?):

C. The relationship between a gene and a genome

D. The coordinate system

E. How to go about identifying a gene from within a DNA sequence

With this in mind, how could class time best be spent to meet your needs?
     

IV. Problem Set 2 (Strategies of Life)

Any particular problems of PS2 you think it would be good to discuss or work out in class?
     

V. Wrinch (1936) On the Molecular Structure of Chromosomes

A. Were you able to find and download this article (and its companion)?

B. Do you foresee any particular problems in using this article to help you grasp how genes were visualized 80 years ago?
     

VI. Miscellaneous

Any other comments, questions, suggestions, or concerns you may have?

Thanks!

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