Difference between revisions of "Organization of genetics topics"
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*gene structure, gene expression regulation, protein structure, and the central dogma | *gene structure, gene expression regulation, protein structure, and the central dogma | ||
*genome structure and organization | *genome structure and organization | ||
| − | *chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis, nondisjunction | + | *chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis, nondisjunction, aneuploidy, polyploidy |
*sex chromosomes and sex determination systems | *sex chromosomes and sex determination systems | ||
*aneuploidy and polyploidy | *aneuploidy and polyploidy | ||
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*genetic anthropology | *genetic anthropology | ||
*inbreeding and population structure | *inbreeding and population structure | ||
| − | *average heterozygosity and effective population size | + | *average heterozygosity and effective population size, the coalescent |
*X-inactivation, imprinting and epigenetics | *X-inactivation, imprinting and epigenetics | ||
| + | *species phylogenies | ||
| + | *selection and genetic drift | ||
| + | *probability rules | ||
| + | *binomial distributions | ||
| + | *normal distribution | ||
| + | *Poisson distribution | ||
*---to be continued--- | *---to be continued--- | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 22 August 2014
I am interested in what people thin the best organization of genetics topics might be.
Genetics is a vast, rapidly changing field. There are connections to other diverse fields such as psychology, law, medicine, history, and teaching. A classic way to divide genetics topics is into classical, molecular, and population genetics; however, I suspect this leaves out important areas.
The topics I would like an introductory genetics class to cover include:
- Mendelian Inheritance and Punnet Squares
- Complementation tests
- Genetic linkage and recombination
- metabolic pathways and epistasis
- gene structure, gene expression regulation, protein structure, and the central dogma
- genome structure and organization
- chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis, nondisjunction, aneuploidy, polyploidy
- sex chromosomes and sex determination systems
- aneuploidy and polyploidy
- distinction between the germ-line and the soma
- mutations and their effects
- alleles and morphs
- penetrance and expressivity
- transposable elements
- pedigree analysis
- LOD scores
- the chi-square test and degrees of freedom
- quantitative genetics of complex traits and the regression
- methods of genetic engineering and germ line transformation
- genetic tools such as binary expression systems, PCR, Sanger sequencing, next generation sequencing, restriction endonucleases, and plasmid engineering
- forward genetics and reverse genetics
- personal genomics
- introductory developmental genetics
- the history of eugenics and laws regarding genetic data
- genetic pest management and selfish genes
- medical and cancer genetics
- genetic anthropology
- inbreeding and population structure
- average heterozygosity and effective population size, the coalescent
- X-inactivation, imprinting and epigenetics
- species phylogenies
- selection and genetic drift
- probability rules
- binomial distributions
- normal distribution
- Poisson distribution
- ---to be continued---
