Department of Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland
PROFESSORS: Dr.
Brian Staveley and Dr. Steven Carr
LABORATORY INSTRUCTORS: TBA
LABORATORY SUPERVISOR:
Principles of Genetics Notice Boards:
Important Messages about the Course
Important Messages about the Laboratory
Genetics Subject Areas (Notes):
BIOL2250: Schedule for Principles of Genetics
(Part I)
BIOL2250: Mapping Made Easy
BIOL2250: Mapping Questions
BIOL2250: Lab Quiz on Line
BIOL2250: Introduction
BIOL2250: Patterns of Inheritance Part
One
BIOL2250: Patterns of Inheritance
Part Two
BIOL2250: Chromosomal Basis of Heredity:
Mitosis and meiosis
BIOL2250: Chromosomal Basis of Heredity:
Cytogenetics and DNA Packaging
BIOL2250: Gene Interactions Part
One
BIOL2250: Gene Interactions Part
Two
BIOL2250: Linkage Part One
BIOL2250: Linkage Part Two
BIOL2250: Specialized Mapping
BIOL2250: Mutation
BIOL2250: Developmental Genetics
Notice: Fly Data for the labs of the week of October 1st are now
available
here!!!!
Genetics Links:
WWW Course
Protocol Online -
Protocols
Genetics Journals:
Cell
Nature
Science
Current Biology
PNAS
Molecular Cell
Neuron
Genes & Development
Development (from
the Company of Biologists)
on-line journal
HMS Beagle
Course Textbook:
An Introduction to Genetic Analysis, seventh edition by Griffiths, Miller,
Suzuki, Lewontin and Gelbart (2000).
Course Description:
Biology 2250. Principles of Genetics.
An introduction to Mendelian and molecular genetics. Phenotype and
genotype, behaviour of alleles in genetic crosses, chromosome theory of
inheritance, genetic linkage, molecular biology of DNA, RNA and protein,
molecular basis of mutation, recombinant DNA, applications of genetic biotechnology.
Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: Biology 1001 and 1002; Chemistry 1010 and 1011 (or 1050/1051).
Prerequisites or corequisites: Chemistry 2440 or 2400.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Biology 2250 and the former
Biology 3250.
email me at bestave@mun.ca