BIOL 3416, Genetics (CRN 27950)
Dr. Hong Zhang
Lecture: Biology LH 100
Office: ESB 315
Time: TR 3:30 – 4:50 PM
Phone: 806-834-1579; E-mail: hong.zhang@ttu.edu
Spring, 2016
Textbook: Genetics Analysis: An Integrated Approach by Mark Sanders and John Bowman (2nd Ed)
(With online access tool “MasteringGenetics” package)
Lecture Section
Time
Topics
Chapters
1/21
1/26
1/28
2/2
2/4
2/9
2/11
2/16
2/18
2/19
Introduction and Mendelian Genetics I
Mendelian Genetics I
Mendelian Genetics II
Probability and Chi-square analysis
Chromosomal basis of Mendelian Genetics (Mitosis and Meiosis)
Gene linkage, sex determination, and gene interaction I
Gene linkage, sex determination, and gene interaction II
Gene linkage and mapping in eukaryotes I
Gene linkage and mapping in eukaryotes II
First Exam (Biology LH 100, 7:00 – 8:20 PM)
1, 2
2
2
2
3
3, 4
3, 4
5
5
2/23
2/25
3/1
3/3
3/8
3/10
Bacterial and viral genetics
DNA structure and replication I
DNA structure and replication II
Gene Expression: Transcription I
Gene Expression: Transcription II
Second Exam (Biology LH 100, 3:30 – 4:50 PM)
6
7
7, 11
8
8
3/22
3/24
3/29
3/31
4/5
4/7
4/12
4/14
4/15
Gene expression: Translation I
Gene expression: Translation II
Gene Mutation and DNA Repair
Cytogenetics I
Cytogenetics II
Regulation of gene transcription in prokaryotes
Regulation of Gene Transcription in Eukaryotes I
Regulation of Gene Transcription in Eukaryotes II
Third Exam (Biology LH 100, 7:00 – 8:20 PM)
9
9
12
13
13
14
15
15
4/19
4/21
4/26
4/28
5/3
5/5
5/10
Recombinant DNA technology and its application I
Recombinant DNA technology and its application II
Genomics
Organelle inheritance
Developmental genetics
Quantitative inheritance
Population genetics
17
17
18
19
20
21
22
5/12
Final Exam (Biology LH 100, 4:30 to 7:00 PM)
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Lab Section (Discussion/Lab Work/Problem Solving/Quiz)
Problems will come from your textbook and online assignments. The experiments are shown
in bold. The due week for essay is underlined.
Time
Topics
Week 1 (1/21-1/27)
Week 2 (1/28-2/3
Week 3 (2/4-2/10)
Week 4 (2/11-2/17)
Week 5 (2/18-2/24)
Week 6 (2/25-3/2)
Week 7 (3/3-3/9)
Week 8 (3/10-3/23)
Week 9 (3/24-3/30)
Week 10 (3/31-4/6)
Week 11 (4/7-4/13)
Week 12 (4/14-4/20)
Week 13 (4/21-4/27)
Week 14 (4/28-5/4)
Week 15 (5/5-5/10)
Chap. 1 exercises and Drosophila mapping experiments
Chap. 2 exercises and discussion
Chap. 2 exercises and Drosophila mapping experiments
Chap. 3/4 exercises and corn genetic analysis
Chap. 5 exercises and Drosophila mapping experiments
Chap. 6 exercises and discussion
Chap. 7 and 11 exercises and discussion
Chap. 8 exercises and discussion
Chap. 9 exercises and first essay due
Chap. 12 exercises and discussion
Chap. 13 exercises and discussion
Chap. 14 exercises and discussion
Chap. 15 exercises and second essay due
Chap. 17 exercises and Arabidopsis flower mutant analysis
Chap. 18-22 exercises and discussion
Exam and Grading
There will be 3 midterm exams and one final exam. The final grade will be based on exam results (70%)
and lab performance (30%).
Exam
Midterm exams = 300 points
Final exam = 160 points
Problem solving and essays
Quiz = 100 points
Online assignment = 40 points
Essays = 30 points
Total of 660 points
Grade
Point
--------------------------A+
> 630
A
560-629
B
495-559
C
429-494
D
363-428
F
< 363
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Lab assignments
30 points
Expected Learning Outcomes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Understand the principles of Mendelian genetics.
Able to use the principles of Mendelian genetics to solve genetics problems in life.
Understand the biochemistry and molecular biology of genetic materials.
Understand the molecular basis of evolutionary and population genetics.
Methods of Assessing the Learning Outcomes:
1. Lecture exams. Lecture exams will consist of multiple choice questions. Please bring a
number 2 pencil when you come to exams. Scantrons will be provided for each exam.
2. Online assignments. There will some online assignments regularly during the semester. Your
response to the online assignment will be credited.
3. Lab performance. There will lab quiz given regularly and you will be given credits for getting
the quiz done correctly
4. Essays. There will be two or more essay assignments in the lab, and each essay will be read
by TAs or Dr. Zhang. Based on the quality of the essays, student will be given corresponding
credits for writing the essays.
Instructor Office Hours
Time: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Place: ESB 315
TA Office Hours
Time: Monday to Friday 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Monday: Li Sun
Tuesday: Fakhrul Azad
Wednesday: Somrita Basu
Thursday: Yifan Cai
Friday: Nardana Esmaeili
Time: Tuesday 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. (by appoint.)
Place: Biology 101 or 102
Place: ESB third floor lobby
TA and their contact information
Fakhrul Azad
phone: 742-5070; e-mail: fakhrul.azad@ttu.edu
Somrita Basu
phone: 742-5070; e-mail: somrita.basu@ttu.edu
Yifan Cai
phone: 742-5070; e-mail: yifan.cai@ttu.edu
Nardana Esmaeili phone: 806-742-5070; e-mail: nardana.esmaeili@ttu.edu
Li Sun
phone: 806-742-5070; e-mail: li.sun@ttu.edu
Lab sections
509 and 510
504 and 508
501 and 505
502
503
Commonly asked questions and answers
1. Can I do something for you so that you can give me a better grade? No!
2. I forgot to take the exam; can I take it after the class is over? No!
3. I attended the class regularly, so I deserve an A grade? You should come to class regularly anyway!
4. I saw someone cheating during the exam, so I deserve a better grade because I am an honest person.
You should NOT be awarded because you do not cheat in the exam. We all should be honest people!
5. How to get an A grade in genetics? Read textbook carefully and thoroughly, do a lot of problemsolving, ask a lot of questions, and discuss your problems with your instructor, TAs, and your
peers.
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Descriptions of Cheating and Plagiarism can be found in the Texas Tech University Catalog.
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