The University of Jordan
Faculty of Agriculture
Dept. Horticulture & Crop Science
----- Semester, 201-/201Plant Genetics
(0631240)
Prerequisite: Bio101 (0304101)
Instructor:
Name
Dr. Muhanad Akash
Office
Number
291
Hours
TBA
E-mail
makash@ju.edu.jo
Course Objectives:
 To develop an appreciation of the importance of plant genetics.
 To develop an understanding of the basic principles of classical, evolutional,
and molecular genetics.
Learning Outcomes:
A) knowledge and understanding:
 To examine a brief overview of the modern history of genetics
 To understand Mendel’s rules of inheritance: segregation and independent
assortment
 To know how genes generally control the production of enzymes and thus the
fate of biochemical pathways
 To understand the properties that a genetic material must have
 To understand the chromosomal bases of inheritance
 To understand the molecular bases of inheritance
 To examine genomics, biotechnology, and recombinant DNA
 To understand the patterns of inheritance of phenotypic traits
B) Intellectual skills (cognitive and analytical):
 Appreciate the role that plant genetic has played and continues to play in the
world economy and culture.
 Ability to interpret results efficiently
C) Subject specific skills:
 Understand the overall importance of plant genetics for our existence.
D) Transferable skills
 Ability to emphasis on genetical research problems
 Scientific analysis and interpretation
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Teaching Methods:
1. Duration:
16 weeks
2. Lectures:
2 per week
3. Assignments: to be notified
Tests and Evaluations:
1. Exams:
a. First Hour Exam
b. Second Hour Exam
c. Final exam
2. Quizzes & assignments
20%
20%
50%
10%
Course Grading (Guaranteed minimum letter grade assignment):
90 – 100 points, minimum grade of A
83 – 89.9 points, minimum grade of B+
76 – 82.9 points, minimum grade of B
69 – 75.9 points, minimum grade of C+
62 – 68.9 points, minimum grade of C
55 – 61.9 points, minimum grade of D+
48 – 54.9 points, minimum grade of D
Course Contents and Schedule
No.
Subjects
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An introduction to modern genetics
2
Mendel’s Principles
3
Mitosis and Meiosis
4
Probability and Statistics
5
Linkage and Mapping in Eukaryotes
6
Cytogenetics
7
Chemistry of the Gene
8
Transcription
9
Translation
10
DNA: Its Mutation, Repair, and
Recombination
11
Genomics, Biotechnology, and Recombinant
DNA
12
Non-Mendelian Inheritance
13
Quantitative Inheritance
Chapter
1
2
3
4
6
8
9
10
11
12
Pages
1-14
17-40
48-66
71-78
110-140
178-199
205-240
245-277
281-312
316-352
Weeks
1
2, 3
3, 4
5
6, 7
7, 8
9
10
11
12
13
359-398
17
18
509-524
531-547
13, 14,
15
15
16
Textbook
- Principles of Genetics, 7th edition. 2004. Tamarin. R. H. McGraw Hill Companies.
Reference
- Biology, 7th edition. 2007. Neil A. Campbell and Jane B. Reece. Benjamin
Cumming's Publishing Company.
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