BISC 219/2009:People
BISC219 Genetics Fall 2009
Lecturers: Andrea Sequeira (AS) & Andrew Webb (ACW)
Lab Instructors: Melissa Beers, Tucker Crum, Andrea Sequeira
Lab Prep : Padma Kannabiran; Sherly Veeraragavan
Study Group Leader/ Course Peer Mentor: Christie Sze
Contact Info: Andrea Sequeira: Office SC354 ; office phone x3376; email: ASEQUEIR@wellesley.edu
Office Hours: TBA
Drew Webb: Office SC252; office phone X3115; email: dwebb@wellesley.edu
Office Hours: TBA
Melissa Beers: Office SC175; office phone X3521; email: mbeers@wellesley.edu
Office Hours: by arrangement
Tucker Crum: Office SC395; office phone x3122; email: tcrum@wellesley.edu
Office Hours: By arrangement
Christie Sze: csze@wellesley.edu
Group review and help sessions: TBA. For scheduling, refer to the “Help” sub-conference on the BISC219 First Class conference
Lectures: Tuesdays & Fridays 11:10-12:20, SCI377
Labs: E301: Mon. 1:30-5 Beers; Tues. 12:30-4 Beers; Wed. 2:15-5:45 Crum; Thurs. 1-4:30 Beers; Fri. 1-4:30 Sequeira
Reference material for lecture: Please check the course web-site at http://www.wellesley.edu/Biology/Courses/219/Welcome/welcome.html and the course First Class BISC219 conference.
No required text: any Genetics textbook published after 2002-03 can be used as an optional useful resource.
Reference material for labs: The lab manual is published electronically at: http://openwetware.org/wiki/BISC_219/2009
Additional lab resource material is available at the course web-site at http://www.wellesley.edu/Biology/Courses/219/Welcome/welcome.html and posted to the First Class lab conferences for BISC219
Lecture Exams: I Friday October 9th
II Friday December 4th
Final Exam:Exam week (Self scheduled)
| Grading: | Assessment | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture I | 100 | |
| Lecture II | 100 | |
| Problem Sets- Sect. I | 50 | |
| Problem- Sect. II | 30 | |
| Final Exam | 120 | |
| Lab Grade |
200 | |
| Total
|
600 |
Lecture Schedule BISC219 Genetics Fall 2009
N.B. Material covered on Oct 2nd through 19th and Nov 27th through Dec. 11th will be on the final exam.
PS stands for Problem set, those are due at the beginning of lecture.
ACW= Drew Webb; AS= Andrea Sequeira
| Date | Lecturer | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues. Sept. 8 | AS | Mendelian genetics, law of segregation and the inheritance of single sex differences, sex determination and chromosomal numbers | |
| Fri. Sept 11 | AS | Mendelian genetics, law of independent assortment, recombination in Eukaryotes I | |
| Tue. Sept. 15 | AS | Recombination in Eukaryotes II-PS I Due | |
| Fri. Sept. 18 | AS | Recombination in bacteria and their viruses | |
| Tue. Sept. 22 | AS | DNA mutation and repair - PS II Due | |
| Fri. Sept. 25 | AS | Chromosome mutations | |
| Tue. Sept. 29 | AS | Gene and allele interactions I - PS III Due | |
| Fri. Oct. 2 | AS | Gene and allele interactions II | |
| Tue. Oct. 6 | AS | Population genetics I | |
| Fri. Oct. 9 | AS | HOURLY EXAM I | |
| Tue. Oct. 13 | AS | Population genetics II | |
| Fri. Oct. 16 | AS | Evolutionary Genetics I - PS IV Due | |
| Tue. Oct. 20 | AS | Evolutionary Genetics II | |
| Fri. Oct. 23 | ACW | Introduction & Review of Modern Genetics | |
| Tue. Oct. 27 | ACW | Control of Eukaryotic Gene Expression - Strategies | |
| Fri. Oct. 30 | ACW | Control of Gene Expression - Pre-transcription & Epigenetics | |
| Tue. Nov. 3 | ACW | Tanner Conference-NO CLASS!! | |
| Fri. Nov. 6 | ACW | Control of Gene Expression - Transcription I | |
| Tue. Nov. 10 | ACW | Control of Gene Expression - Transcription II | |
| Fri. Nov. 13 | ACW | Control of Gene Expression - Post-transcription | |
| Tue. Nov. 17 | ACW | Control of Gene Expression - Post-transcription II | |
| Fri. Nov. 20 | ACW | Control of Gene Expression - Nucleo-cytoplasmic Transport | |
| Tue. Nov. 24 | ACW | Control of Gene Expression – Translation. Take home problem Due | |
| Fri. Nov. 27 | ACW | Thanksgiving Break-No Class!! | |
| Tue. Dec. 1 | ACW | Control of Gene Expression - Post-translation | |
| Fri. Dec. 4 | ACW | HOURLY EXAM II | |
| Tue. Dec. 8 | ACW | Genetic Basis of Cancer I | |
| Fri. Dec. 11 | ACW | Genetic Basis of Cancer II |
