Unit 3: Gene Function
Thursday, Feb. 13
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Thursday, Feb. 20
Friday, Feb. 21
Monday, Feb. 24
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Thursday, Feb. 27
Friday, Feb. 28
1. Assign and Explain Journal Articles for Moodle Discussions
In groups, do the Chapter 10 Lesson in OneNote.
Group Activities: Reading the Code and Controlling the Code
Monday, March 3
Tuesday, March 4
2. Lab: Jumping Genes and Inheritance in Corn
Wednesday, March 5 3. Discuss Mechanisms of Gene Expression and RNAi
View Unit 3 DNAi Interactive Lesson (Slides 19-21)
Thursday, March 6
4. Chapter 10 Test
Monday, March 10
5. Discuss Epigenetics
View NOVA and GSLC web sites
RNAi:
1. Read Handout in OneNote
2. NOVA: RNAi 15:00 min.
3. NOVA: RNAi Explained Interactive--from video
Epigenetics:
1. NOVA: Tale of Two Mice 5:40 min
2. GSLC: The Epigenome at a Glance 1:46 min.
3. GSLC: Gene Control
4. GSLC: Insights from Identical Twins 4:48 min.
5. GSLC: Lick Your Rats
6. NOVA: Epigenetics 13:02 min.
Assignments:
Tues., Feb. 28 midnight:
2. Read one of the following journal articles for a Moodle discussion:
Completion of Moodle
“DNA is not Destiny” (2006) http://discovermagazine.com/2006/nov/cover
Team Discussions on Team
“Hitting the Genetic Off Switch” (2004)
Discussion forum
http://128.197.54.159/reading/L22-RNAi.pdf
Wed., March 5 midnight:
“The Unseen Genome, Gems Among the Junk” (2003)
Completion of Moodle
http://www.imb.uq.edu.au/download/large/TheUnseenGenome.pdf
Team posting to Class
“The Unseen Genome, Beyond DNA” (2003)
Discussion Forum
http://physics.scsu.edu/~dscott/gen/ScientificAmerican/ The%20Unseen%20
Wed., March 12 midnight:
Genome.pdf
Completion of Moodle
Individual Discussion to
Class Discussion Forum