Bio 202-007              Genetics and Molecular Biology            Fall 2008

Tuesday, Thursday           11-12.15        Coker 201

 

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much,
who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man

 

"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”

            The Talmud

 

Dr. Jeff Dangl               Coker 108A                                          office hours: R 4.00-5.30 or appointment

Web page:                  http://www.bio.unc.edu/faculty/dangl/

 

Dr. Kerry Bloom              Fordham 623                                 office hours: T,W,R 1.00-3:30 or appointment

Web page:                    http://www.bio.unc.edu/faculty/bloom/

 

 

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TAs and Recitations (all Wilson 213):

 

Kristen Tamburro (tamburro@med.unc.edu) 701,702,707,708

Christian Burr (cburr@email.unc.edu) 703, 704, 705, 706

 

Text:     Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes, 6th Ed.      DL Hartl and EW Jones; Pub: Jones and Bartlett

 

Lecture Schedule:

 

Lec. #   Date     Topic                                                               Reading                                   HW?  Lecturer

 

1          8.19      Introduction: Why Genetics? Review                   Chap. 1 (skim to review)                                       Bloom

Additional required reading: S. Weinberg “Four Golden Lessons”                                    

Nature (2003) 436, 389

 

2          8.21      Mendel I: transmission genetics                                     Chap 2              pgs. 68-69        HW 1    Bloom

Chap. 3             pgs. 88-112

                                                                                                                        pgs. 119-end

 

3          8.26      Mendel II: transmission genetics                         Chap. 3             as for lecture 2              Bloom

 

4          8.28      Chromosome theory, sex chromosomes                        Chap. 4             pgs. 134-159     HW2     Bloom

 

5          9.2        Chromosome Packing and Structure                   Chap. 7             pgs. 260-271                 Bloom

                                                                                                                        pgs. 274-end

 

6          9.4        Linkage and gene mapping, I                             Chap. 5             pgs. 176-198     HW3     Bloom

 

7          9.9        Linkage and gene mapping, II                             Chap. 5             as for lecture 6              Bloom

 

8          9.11      Linkage and tetrad analysis;                               Chap. 5             pgs, 203-end     HW4     Bloom

                        Mitotic recombination;

The mechanism of recombination                       Chap. 6             pgs. 245-end                 Bloom

 

9.15      Review session, 7.30pm, Coker 201

 

9          9.16      First Exam                                                       (Covers lectures #1-7 inclusive, HW 1-3)

 

10         9.18      DNA Structure                                                   Chap 1 (skim to review pgs 1-20) HW5    Dangl

Chap. 2, pgs. 46-53

 

11         9.23      DNA Replications, mutation and repair               Chap. 6             pgs. 222-241                 Dangl

Chap. 14           pgs. 592-604

                                                                                                pgs. 612-622

                                                                                                                        pgs. 626-632

 

12         9.25      Transcription and Translation                              Chap. 10           pgs. 398-428     HW6     Dangl

 

13         9.30      Bacterial Genetics I:                                           Chap. 9             pgs. 344-369                 Dangl

Transformation / Conjugation

 

14         10.2      Bacterial genetics II:                                          Chap. 9             pgs. 365-end     HW7     Dangl

Transduction and Phage Genetics

 

15         10.7      Bacterial genetics III:                                          Chap. 10           pgs. 428-end                 Dangl

                        Phage Genetics and the Genetic code                Chap. 14           pgs. 632-635

 

16         10.9      Gene Regulation I: Prokaryotes                          Chap. 11.          pgs. 444-460     HW8     Dangl

 

            10.13    Review session, 7.30pm, Coker Hall 201

 

17         10.14    Second Exam                                                   (Covers lectures # 8-15 inclusive, HW 4-7)

 

10.16    Fall Break

 

18         10.21    Gene Regulation II: Eukaryotes                           Chap. 11.          pgs. 464-end                 Bloom

 

19         10.23    Chromatin and Epigenetics                                ??????                                      HW8     Bloom

 

20         10.28    Cell Cycle, and Cell Cycle gone wild: Cancer       Chap. 15           pgs. 642-end                 Bloom

 

21         10.30    Chromosomal Abnormalities                              Chap. 8             pgs. 294-328     HW9     Bloom

 

22         11.4      Recombinant DNA I: Cloning, PCR, Sequencing Chap. 2             pgs. 53-69                    Bloom

Chap. 12           pgs. 500-515

 

23         11.6      Recombinant DNA II: DNA-based Genetic           Chap. 2             pgs 69-end       HW10   Bloom

Maps, Genetic Testing                                       Chap. 6             pgs 241-245

Chap. 12           pgs. 515-521

 

11.10    Review session, 7.30 pm, Coker 201    

 

24         11.11    Third Exam                                                      (Covers lectures # 16-22 inclusive, HW8-10)

 

25         11.13    Genomics I: Whole Genome Sequencing            Chap. 12           pgs. 521-end     HW11   Dangl

Power point slide show

 

26         11.18    Genomics II: Whole Genome                              Powerpoint slide show                           Dangl

Sequencing and Gene Expression Profiling

 

27         11.20    Transgenic Organisms, Mice, and Stem Cells      Power point slide show                          Dangl

 

28         11.25    Genomics and Personalized Medicine                Power point slide show                          Dangl

 

11.22    Thanksgiving

 

29         12.2      Plants, Water, Society and You; and some fun   Power point slide show                          Dangl

 

WED     12.10.2008        Review Session covers lecture dates 22-29

           

THURS 12.11.2008        8.00-11.00am                            Semi-Comprehensive Final Exam