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Biological Sciences 202

GENETICS

2007-2

Professor: Dr. D.A. Sinclair (dsinclai@sfu.ca ) office: SSB 6148

Course Description:

Principles and concepts of the transmission of genetic information treated comparatively in human, animal, plant and microbial systems.

3 lecture hours/week, 1 tutorial hour/week, 0 lab hours

Course Prerequisites: BISC 101 and 102

Required Text:

Griffiths et al., Introduction to Genetic Analysis. Ninth Edition (early editions are not acceptable)

Topics to be covered:

Mendel's Laws

Chromosome Theory of Inheritance

Gene Interactions

Linkage and Mapping

Gene Mutations

Chromosome Mutations

Bacterial Genetics

DNA Structure and Function

The Genetic Code

Control of Gene Expression

Genetic Methods

Tentative evaluation criteria (subject to change):

Grades will be based on three problem sets (10%), two Midterm exams (25% each) and a cumulative Final exam (40%).