Biol 213: Genetics (Fall 2000)*
Unit 1: Elements of Genetics
  • How do cells work? Central role of protein
  • Protein: Relationship between sequence 
    and function
  • DNA: The genetic material
  • Replication of DNA
  • Relationship between gene and protein
  • Flow of genetic information: Transcription
  • The genetic code
  • Translation and RNA: Who knows the code?

Unit 2: Mendelian Genetics
  • Chromosomes: Their nature & behavior
  • Chromosomes: When things go wrong
  • Mendelian Genetics: Simple cross and Chi-squared
  • Mendelian Genetics: Dihybrid cross and probabilities
  • Extensions to Mendelian genetics
  • Complementation & recombination
  • Linkage and mapping genetic distances

Unit 3: Regulation of Gene Expression and Development
  • Model for transcriptional regulation: 
    The lac operon
  • Transcriptional regulation in eukaryotes
  • Why are neurons neurons and not red 
    blood cells?
  • How transcriptional regulation controls embryogenesis

Unit 4: Mutation and Population Genetics
  • Mutation: What kind of mutations arise?
  • Mutation: How is it repaired
  • Mutation: Cancer and somatic mutation
  • Genome plasticity & structure
  • Measuring genetic diversity & allele frequencies
  • The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium 
  • How can allele frequencies change in 
    a population?

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