SYLLABUS
PLANT GENETICS, Agron527, SPRING 2011
Madan K. Bhattacharyya, G303 Agronomy Hall, 294-2505, mbhattac@iastate.edu
For class notes: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mbhattac/bhattacharyya/agron527.htm
1/10 – 1/12
1/14
1/19 - 2/4
Topic I
Topic II
Topic III
Mendel’s work and its criticism
Genotype and phenotype
Meiosis; physical crossing over and genetic
Recombination; and segregation in diploid, polyploids,
and in advanced filial generations of diploids
2/7
2/9 - 3/2
3/4- 3/9
Exam 1
Topic IV
Topic V
3/11
3/14 - 3/18
3/21 - 3/28
3/30 - 4/20
Midterm Exam
Spring Break
Topic V
Mapping continues
Topic VI
Plant Reproductions:
Male sterility: Classification and molecular basis of
male sterility.
Self-incompatibilty: Classification; molecular basis of
gametophytic and sporophytic self-incompatibility.
Evolution of self-incompatibility.
4/22 -4/29
Topic VII
Linkage: Linkage detection and estimation
Mapping: genetic mapping; molecular
markers and molecular mapping and comparative
mapping
Polyploids, evolution and rapid genomic
rearrangements and epigenetic changes following
polyploidization.
5/3
Final Exam
Tuesday, 9:45-11:45 a.m.
Grading System:
10% First Exam; 25% Mid-term exam; 40% Final exam; 15% Class Project; 10% Homework
Class Project
a. Choice of Topics: Recent advances in molecular marker technologies; next and third
generation sequencing; apomixes.
b. Deadline for topic selection is January 21 (in class).
c. Written part: No page limit (1 ½ spacing, font size 12, Times New Roman)
1. Review a topic of your choice.
(8 points)
2. Summarize in two pages
3. Peer reviewing
(2 points)
d. Deadline for submission of the review with a two-page summary is March 25 (by email).
e. Peer review to be completed by April 4.
f. Oral presentation: 40 minutes for oral presentation.
(5 points)
g. Oral presentation will be on April 8 (afternoon 3-5 PM).
Office Hour: By appointments in my office (G303).
There will be general review sessions before each exam. There can be additional review
classes if requested by the students.