SCHEDULE
CLASS
TOPICS
1
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2
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Introduction to course
Issues in human
genetics
Science as a way of
knowing
History of genetics
Mendelian genetics and
evolution
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3
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LABORATORY
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Human genetic
analysis
Chromosomes,
mitosis, meiosis
Extensions of
Mendelian
inheritance
Sex linked
inheritance
Mitochondrial
inheritance
Chromosomal
abnormalities
READINGS
HG – chap. 1;
chap. 4, 68-76
WG “Women and
Science”
Human genetic
analysis – what
traits do I have?
Staining and
viewing human
chromosomes
Farr: “Four
Feminist
Questions”
HG chap. 4,
sections 4.3 to
4.5;
Chapter 2
HG chap. 5, 6, 13
4
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 From genes to
phenotype
 DNA structure and
analysis
 Gene expression
DNA isolation
HG– chapters 9,
10
5
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 mutation
 Recombinant DN and
gene cloning
Genetically
modified foods
lab, part 1
HG – chapters
12, 19
6
Week of 3/2
to 3/9
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Online class
7
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Human gene mapping
Prenatal and
presymptomatic genetic
testing
DNA fingerprinting
Human genome project
Gene therapy
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8 3/24
View “Gattaca”
and have online
discussion:
groups work on
oral
presentations
Genetically
modified foods
lab, part 2
 Team presentations
 Discussion of “Still
Alice”
HG is “Human Genetics”, 10th edition, by Ricki Lewis
Other readings are posted under “content” at D2L site
HG – chapter 20
“Still Alice” by
Lisa Genova