Course Syllabus

GGG 201A - Advanced Genetic Analysis

CRN: 25462

Subject Area: Integrated Genetics and Genomics (Graduate Group)

Units: 5

Activities: Lecture/Discussion: 5.0 Hours/Week.

Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 101, Statistics 100 or the equivalent, graduate standing..

Description: Fundamentals of gene transmission and molecular genetics including an introduction to model organisms, genetic screens as well as bioinformatics and literature interpretation.

Course Website:
https://canvas.ucdavis.edu/courses/260483

Times and Locations:
• Lecture:    
Tuesdays       9:00 - 10:20 AM     Gladys Valley Hall 1010 (Health Science District- near the School of Veterinary Medicine)
Thursdays      9:00 - 10:20 AM   Gladys Valley Hall 1010
• Discussion/Lab:
Fridays           9:00 - 10:50 PM      Gladys Valley Hall 1010

Grading: 
300 points total.
4 On-line exams, each worth 50 pts.
10 Discussions, PBLs, and Labs, each worth 10 pts.

Syllabus:
Lectures 1-2 Introduction/Bioinformatics and how to read a paper
Lectures 3-5 Model organisms (Yeast, Arabidopsis, Mice, Flies, Fish, Bacteria).
Lectures 6-7 Transmission Genetics

Lectures 8-19 Molecular genetics.
Lectures 20-21 Linkage and association
Lectures 22 Genetic screens.
Discussions 1-4 discussions of literature.
PBLs 1-3 will be problem based learning based on an assigned case.
Attendance at the Human genetics Symposium

Additional schedule and content information can be found on the detailed course schedule.

Co-instructors of Record (Co-IORs):
Danika Bannasch  dlbannasch@ucdavis.edu
David Segal djsegal@ucdavis.edu

 

Additional instructors:            

Titus Brown ctbrown@ucdavis.edu
Joanna Chiu jcchiu@ucdavis.edu              
Gino Cortopassi gcortopassi@ucdavis.edu    

Janine LaSalle jmlasalle@ucdavis.edu
Kent Lloyd KCLloyd@ucdavis.edu                 

Joel Miesfeld jbmiesfeld@ucdavis.edu
Ben Montpetit benmontpetit@ucdavis.edu     

Alex Nord asnord@ucdavis.edu
Sean O'Rourke smorourke@ucdavis.edu     
Bart Weimer bcweimer@ucdavis.edu

 

Course Summary:

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