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| Week | Lecture 1 | Lecture 2 | Recitation | Laboratory | On-Line Readings* | ||
| 1 1/5 |
Nature of Science | Theories Explaining Inheritance | Inheritance in Corn | Scientific Inquiry | Course Syllabus, Science, Mendel |
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| 2 1/12 |
Chromosomes and DNA | Proteins | Mitosis and Meiosis | DNA and Protein Synthesis | DNA and RNA, Protein Synthesis |
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| Portfolio #1 - Due Wednesday, January 21 by 5:00 p.m. -- (Weniger 127A) | |||||||
| 3 1/19 |
NO LECTURE Release time for evening exams |
Mutations and Variation | Fruit Fly Genetics (No labs or recitations Tuesday or Wednesday. Release time for evening exams) |
Fruit Flies, Mutations |
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| Exam #1 - Monday, January 26, 6:00 p.m., (location to be announced) | |||||||
| 4 1/26 |
Human Inheritance | Genomes | Human Pedigrees | Human Genetics | Cloning, Epigenes |
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| 5 2/2 |
Genetic Engineering | Human Applications | Genetic Disorders | Genetic Technologies | Gene Therapy, Stem Cells |
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| Portfolio #2 - Due Monday, February 9 by 5:00 p.m. -- (Weniger 127A) | |||||||
| 6 2/9 |
Future of Genetics | Theories Explaining Evolution | Genetic Issues | Artificial Selection | Darwin (click "view text"), Dogs |
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| Exam #2 - Monday, February 16, 6:00 p.m., (Location to be announced) | |||||||
| 7 2/16 |
Evolutionary Mechanisms | Species Formation | Speciation | Evidence for Evolution | Speciation, Bowerbirds |
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| 8 2/23 |
Extinctions | Human Evolution | Dinosaurs | Island Diversity | Flores Man, Dinosaurs |
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| Portfolio #3 - Due Monday, March 2 by 5:00 p.m. -- (Weniger 127A) | |||||||
| 9 3/2 |
Humans and Parasites | Innate and Learned Behaviors | Parasitism | Natural Selection and Humans | Imprinting, Reciprocal Altruism | ||
| 10 3/9 |
Behaviors and Fitness | Behavioral Genetics | Social Interactions | Instincts and Learning | Jane Goodall (four pages), Crows |
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| Final Exam -
Monday, March 16, 4:00p.m. - 5:50p.m., (location to be announced) There are NO early Final Exams |
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