PLNT3140 INTRODUCTORY CYTOGENETICS
 LECTURE NOTES - Fall 2011

No.

Date

Instr.

Topic

1

Sept.  8

BF

Setting the Eukaryotic Context
Introduction to the microscope and laboratory

2

Sept. 13

BF

Making sense of the cell cycle

3

Sept. 15

BF

Meiosis

4,5

Sept. 20

BF

Cytogenetic techniques
Cytogenetic techniques (cond.)

6

Sept. 22

BF

Recombinant DNA

7

Sept. 27

BF

Recombinant DNA (cond.)

8

Sept. 29

BF

Recombinant DNA (cond.)

9

Oct.  4

BF

Chromatin

10

Oct.  6

BF

Higher-order chromosome organization

11

Oct. 11

BF

Higher-order chromosome organization (cond.)

12

Oct. 13

BF

Intrinsic features of chromosomes

13

Oct. 18

BF

Artificial Chromosomes


Oct. 20

BF

MIDTERM

14

Oct. 25

BF

Kinetic classes of genomic DNA

15

Oct. 27

BF

Molecular markers

16

Nov.  1

BF

Molecular markers

17

Nov.  3

BF

Building Genomic Maps

18

Nov.  8

BF

Gross chromosome structure

19

Nov. 10

BF

Changes in chromosome structure

20

Nov. 15

BF

Changes in chromosome structure (cond.)

21

Nov. 22

BF

Changes in chromosome number - Polyploidy

22

Nov. 24

BF

Changes in chrom. number - Aneuploidy and Haploidy

23

Nov. 29

BF

Genome evolution

24

Dec.    1

BF

Genome evolution (cond.)


Dec.  19

BF

FINAL EXAM -  Monday Dec. 19, 09:00 - 11:00
University Centre Rm 210 - 224; Seats 222 - 239

INSTRUCTORS:

BF - Brian Fristensky


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