MCB422: Problem Solving with Genetic Tools
(Fall 2007)

This course does NOT teach basic genetics. It employs it. We'll review with you, but you need to get the basics from your textbook, linked review materials, the web, a lecture genetics course, your pals...

8/21

Welcome! Syllabus & course philosophy
Program Introduction: Cricket
Phage as experimental system

Resources: Notebook instructions, tutorials, textbook review...

8/23

Practice problems 1&2 (practice notebook report, see good and bad notebook examples)
Review: Phage system and translation (pdf)

Quiz: Program Features

8/28

Question & Answer

Quiz: Translation

8/30

Question & Answer
Problem #3 due at 11 pm
 
9/4
Question & Answer

 
9/6
Question & Answer
Problem #4 & 5 due 11 pm
 
9/11
Question & Answer
 

9/13

Question & Answer
Problem #6 & 7 due 11 pm

 
9/18
Question & Answer
Regrade #3 due at 11 pm (full points possible)
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9/20

Question & Answer
Problem #8 due 11 pm

 

9/25

Program Introduction: MendelStar
Mendelian Genetics
Regrades Cricket #4&5 due at 11 pm (50% of points)

Resources: tutorials, textbook reading..
Reading assignment 
9/27

Practice all genetic scenarios. Unlike Cricket, problems can have any scenario.
Review: Mendelian Genetics (pdf)

Quiz: Program Features

10/2

Question & Answer

Quiz: Mendelian Genetics
10/4
Question & Answer
Problem 1 (10pt) due 11 pm

 
10/9
Question & Answer
 
10/11 Question & Answer
Problem #2 & 3 (10pt) due 11 pm
 
10/16 Question & Answer  
10/18 Question & Answer
Problem #4 & 5 (15 pt) due 11 pm
10/23 Question & Answer

10/25

Question & Answer
Problem #6 (20pt) due 11 pm


10/30

Program Introduction: PathFinder
Yeast Genetics; Practice problems 1&
2
Handouts yeast facts and yeast mating type

Resources: tutorials, textbook reading...
11/1 Practice problems 1 & 2
Review:
Yeast genetics and cell cycle (pdf)
Quiz: Program Features
11/6

Question & Answer

Quiz: Yeast Genetics
11/8

Question & Answer
Problem #3 due 11 pm

 
11/13

Question & Answer

 
11/15

Question & Answer
Problem #4 & 5 due 11 pm

 
11/20

Question & Answer
Problem #6 due 11 pm

 
11/22

Thanksgiving Holidays

 
11/27 Question & Answer
Problem #7 due 11 pm
 
11/29 Question & Answer
Problem #8 due 10 pm
 
12/4 No Class and NO final exam