BIO 482/582

Recombinant DNA 

Course Syllabus

Dr. Gary Stuart 

Rm S233, x-7898

gstuart@indstate.edu

http://mama.indstate.edu/users/stuart

Link to On-line Course Materials:  BIO482/582

Genetics Review

- DNA Is the Primary Genetic Material (Ch1)
- Information Flow from DNA to Protein (Ch2)
- Control of Gene Expression (Ch3) 

January
Tue. 11 - Basic Tools of Recombinant DNA (Ch1-3)
Thu. 13 - Focus: Linkage Analysis and Real-time PCR (Ch4b)
Tue. 18 - Fundamental Features of Eukaryotic Genes(Ch5a)
Thu. 20 - Focus: Gene Duplication and RNA Editing(Ch5b)
Tue. 25 - A New Toolbox for Recombinant DNA(Ch6a)
Thu. 27 - Focus: Ti-Plasmid and Knock-out Mice(Ch6b)

February
Tue.  1 – (snow day)

Thu.  3 – (snow day)

Tue.  8 - Mobile DNA Sequences in the Genome (Ch7a)

Thu. 10 - Focus: Enhancer Detectors and Sleeping Beauty(Ch7b)
Tue. 15 - Epigenetic Modifications of the Genome (Ch8a)
Thu. 17 - Focus: Imprinting and Histone Code(Ch8b)
Tue. 22 - RNAi Regulates Gene Action (Ch9a)
Thu. 24 - Focus: Silencing Genes, Transposons, & Viruses(Ch9b)



March
Tue.  1 - Fundamentals of Whole-Genome Sequencing (Ch10a)

Thu.  3 - Focus:  Sequence Assembly(Ch10b)
Tue.  8 - Spring Break; no class
Thu. 10 - Spring Break; no class
Tue. 15 - How the Human Genome Was Sequenced (Ch11a)
Thu. 17 - Focus:  BAC contigs and RH mapping(Ch11b)
Tue. 22 - Comparing and Analyzing Genomes (Ch12a)
Thu. 24 - Focus: Synteny, Orthology, and MCS(Ch12b) 
Tue. 29 - Focus: Synteny, Orthology, and MCS(Ch12b) 
Thu. 31 - From Genome Sequence to Gene Function (Ch13a)

April

Tue.  5 - From Genome Sequence to Gene Function (Ch13a)
Thu.  7 -
Focus: Yeast Functional Genomics(Ch13b)
Tue. 12 - DNA Fingerprinting and Forensics (Ch16a)
Thu. 14 - Focus: Mini-STR's and Snuppy the clone(Ch16b)
Tue. 19 - Presentation I (Lauren)
Thu. 21 - Presentation II (Bikram)

Tue. 26 - Presentation III (Michelle)
Thu. 28 - Presentation IV (Samuel)


May
Thu.  5 - FINAL EXAM - 10:00am

 

Texts

Required:

Recombinant DNA: Genes and Genomes

Watson (3rd edition)

Evaluations

Pre-Quizzes: ~20 @ 3 pts each = ~60pts

  • 3 question, in-class quizzes 
  • random, but VERY frequent
  • ~20 out of 26 class meetings

 

Presentations: 1 @ 40 pts each = 40pts 

 

Final Exam: 1 @ 40 pts each = 40 pts 

  • undergraduates
  • based on grad student presentations
  • 4 essay questions @ 10 pts each

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