Genetics

BIOLOGY 3024  LECTURE AND LABORATORY
Rogers State University
Fall 2008

INSTRUCTOR:    Dr. Patricia Seward
OFFICE:  Loshbaugh 102                       Monday 8:00-9:00, 11:30-12:00
                                                            Tuesday 11:00-11:30, 2:30-3:00
                                                            Wednesday 8:00-9:00, 11:30-12:00
                                                            Thursday 11:00-11:30, 2:30-3:00
                                                            Friday 8:00-9:00, 10:00–12:00, 1:30-3:00
PHONE:                 (918) 343-7841
e-MAIL:                patriciaseward@rsu.edu

LECTURE ROOM:    Loshbaugh TL106
LECTURE TIME:     Tuesday, Thursday  9:30 - 10:45

LAB ROOM:           Loshbaugh 206
LAB TIME:            Tuesday 12:30-2:30 OR  Thursday  12:30-2:30
                          
ZAP NUMBERS:     Lecture - 1117  Laboratory -Tuesday- 1118
                                                                         Thursday- 1119
     
COURSE DESCRIPTION: An introduction to basic concepts of Mendelian genetics and an inquiry into the basic processes of evolution.   Laboratory required.  Prerequisites: BIOL 1144 and CHEM 1315. Math 2843 is recommended.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1.       The student will be able to relate DNA and phenotype, including transcription, translation and the genetic code.

2.     The student will be able to diagram and discuss the significance of meiosis and mitosis.

3.   The student will be able to predict the results of crosses with genes expressing dominance, codominance, and with sex-linked genes.                                   

4.     The student will be able to develop a linkage map for 3 genes on one chromosome.

5.     The student will illustrate the extranuclear inheritance and examine the evidence for the symbiotic theory.

6.     The student will discuss mutations in terms of chromosome number , chromosome arrangement, the DNA molecule, and diversity upon which natural selection can act.                

7.     The student will apply the Hardy Weinberg law to a population to calculate gene frequency, and discuss balanced polymorphism.

8.     The student will be able to contrast genetic drift with fitness and selection and how each might lead to speciation.
                                                               

9.     The student will be able to compare Darwinian evolution with cataclysmic evolution and the fossil records they leave.

10.  The student will be able to describe five examples of adaptive radiation.

TEXTS:   Genetics, Analysis and Principles, 3rd edition, Brooker

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION:
Lecture includes “chalk talks” to teach and discuss material presented. Class participation is very important and so is reading of the text.   The homework  is required individual practice/work with the material presented.  Laboratory consists of short “chalk talks” about the day’s activity followed by student experimentation in the lab.   Students will work in small groups but report their results individually.   Some computer work will be required.  

GRADES:   
LECTURE is 75% of your grade.  There will be three one-hour examinations and each will count for 15% of your grade, or 45% altogether.   The cumulative final will determine 20% of your grade.  Homework assignments will count for 10% of your grade.  ATTENDANCE is expected on a regular basis.  It will be impossible to satisfactorily complete this course if you have excessive absences.  EXAMS will consist of problems, diagrams, definitions, multiple choice, and short answer questions relating to the course objectives.  Each exam will be announced at least one week in advance.  If a student misses one lecture exam, he/she must take a make-up exam within one calendar week.  Only one make-up is allowed.  Any additional missed exams will be recorded as  ‘O’.
LABORATORY will make up 25% of your grade.  The lab reports will count for 10%, lab worksheets will count 10%, and a presentation will count 5%.  Due to time and laboratory space constraints, make-up labs are not an option.  If you do not attend lab, you will receive a zero for the lab work you miss.

GRADING SCALE:          A  90-100
          B  80-89
          C  70-79
          D  60-69
          F   0 -59   

CALENDAR:      Labor Day         September 1
Fall Break        October 16-17  
FINAL        Thursday, December 11^th
                      9:30-11:30

Remember that your notes are your study guide.  For every hour of lecture time in a college course, you should spend at least three hours reading the text, completing homework assignments, and reviewing notes.  Don't get caught short!

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 
Rogers State University is committed to providing students with disabilities equal access to educational programs and services.  Any student who has a disability that he or she believes will require some form of academic accommodation must inform the professor of such need during or immediately following the first class attended.  Before any educational accommodation can be provided, it is the responsibility of each student to prove eligibility for assistance by registering for services through Student Affairs.  Students needing more information about Student Disability Services should contact the Director of Student Development at 343-7579.

PLAGIARISM STATEMENT (Student Code, Title 12)
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