Genetics |
GEN 705 - Population Genetics
Credits:
4.00
An exploration of the forces affecting the frequency and
distribution of allelic variation in natural populations.
The relative role of mutation, selection, random drift and
inbreeding and structuring genetic variation. Quantification
of the genetic structure of populations. Prereq: BIOL 604.
(Also offered as ZOOL 705.) Special fee. Lab. (Not offered
every year.)
GEN 706 - Human Genetics
Credits:
3.00
The genetic basis of human traits and diseases. New
understanding added by molecular genetic approaches. Human
genome project, gene therapy. Discussion of genetic
components of quantitative and behavioral traits in human
evolution. (Not offered every year.) Prereq: BIOL 604 or
ANSC 612. (Also offered as ANSC 706.)
GEN 711 - Genomics and Bioinformatics
Credits:
4.00
The methods, applications, and implications of genomics--the
analysis of whole genomes. Microbial, plant and animal
genomics are addressed, as well as medical, ethical and
legal implications. The lab provides exposure and experience
of a range of bioinformatics approaches--the computer
applications used in genome analysis. Prereq: BIOL 604.
(Also offered as BCHM 711 and MICR 711.) Lab.
GEN 715 - Molecular Evolution
Credits:
4.00
Rates and patterns of evolutionary change in biomolecules.
Forces affecting the size and structure of genomes.
Molecular mechanisms of organismal evolution. Emphasis on
integrating evidence from biochemistry, molecular genetics
and organismal studies. Methods for reconstructing phylogeny
from molecular sequences. Prereq: BIOL 604. Some knowledge
of statistics is recommended. (Also offered as ZOOL 715.)
Special fee. Lab. (Not offered every year.)
GEN 723 - Quantitative Genetics
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of continuous variation in populations
simultaneously segregating at multiple loci. Genetic and
nongenetic factors and the complex interactions between
them. Models and methods of analysis, for both theoretical
and practical applications. Prereq: BIOL 604; BIOL 528
strongly suggested. (Also offered ZOOL 723.) Special fee.
Lab. (Not offered every year.)
GEN 753 - Cytogenetics
Credits:
4.00
Chromosome structure, function, and evolution. Eukaryotic
genome organization. Theory of, and laboratory techniques
for, cytogenetic analysis in plants and animals. Prereq:
BIOL 604. Special fee. Lab. (Also offered as PBIO 753. Not
offered every year.)
GEN 754 - Laboratory in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids
Credits:
5.00
Application of modern techniques to the analysis of
biomolecules, with an emphasis on nucleic acids; includes
DNA isolation and analysis, cloning, sequencing, and
analysis of gene products. No credit if credit has been
received for MICRO 704. Prereq: BCHM 658/659; 751, or
permission. (Also offered as BCHM754 and PBIO 754.) Special
fee. Not offered every year. Writing intensive.
GEN 766 - Environmental Genomics
Credits:
4.00
The field of environmental genomics uses existing and
developing high throughput genomic-scale technologies to
investigate ecological and evolutionary theory, and so
provides a more complete understanding of how organisms
respond to
level. Course covers an array of systems involved in this
emerging field, with the central aim of understanding the
effects of environmental change on genome structure, gene
expression, and adaptive evolutionary change. Information is
dervived from the primary literature in the field and covers
practical and technical concepts as well as the underlying
theoretical basis for the major research themes. Prereq:
BIOL 604. (Also offered as BCHM 766.)
GEN 771 - Molecular Genetics
Credits:
4.00
Structure, organization, replication, dynamics, and
expression of genetic information in eukaryotes. Focus on
molecular genetic mechanisms of gene expression and its
control; molecular genetics methods; molecular genetic
control of cell division and differentiation during
development. Prereq: BCHM 658 or 751; BIOL 604;/ or
permission. (Also offered as BCHM 771.)
GEN 772 - Evolutionary Genetics of Plants
Credits:
4.00
Mechanisms of genetic change in plant evolution,
domestication, breeding, and genetic engineering. Topics
include Darwinian theory; speciation and hybridization;
origins and co-evolution of nuclear and organelle genomes;
gene and genome evolution; transposable elements, chromosome
rearrangements, polypliody. Lab: DNA techniques, sequence
analysis programs, phylgenetic trees. Special fee. Prereq:
BIOL 604 or equivalent; PBIO 412 or BIOL 411/412 or
equivalent. (Also offered as PBIO 772.)
GEN 774 - Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Credits:
3.00
Plant transformation and regeneration, gene isolation and
identification, structure and regulation of plant genes,
current applications of plant genetic engineering,
environmental and social implications. Prereq: BIOL 604 or
permission. (Also offered as PBIO 774.)
Co-requisites:
GEN 775
GEN 775 - Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Lab
Credits:
2.00
Techniques for genetic transformation and selection of
plants, analysis of foreign gene expression, and plant cell
and tissue culture. Coreq: PBIO or GEN 774. (Also offered as
PBIO 775.) Special fee. (Not offered every year.)
Co-requisites:
GEN 774
GEN 782 - Developmental Genetics
Credits:
3.00
The molecular genetic basis of metazoan development. Focuses
on how genes direct the process and how this problem is
analyzed in model organisms using molecular genetic
approaches. Topics include: control of cell division,
maternal factors, cell-cell interactions, and differential
gene expression. Prereq: BIOL 604; BCHM 658 or 751. (Also
offered as BCHM 782. Not offered every year.)
GEN 795 - Investigations
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Independent Study/Research in various areas of genetics.
A) Transmission Genetics; B) Molecular Genetics;
C) Population and Quantitative Genetics. Prereq: permission.
May be repeated to a maximum of 4 credits.