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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.   
 
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:  
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The topics I would like an introductory genetics class to cover (or at least touch on in an introductory sense) include:  
*Mendelian Inheritance and Punnet Squares
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*Complementation tests
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*classical genetics
*Genetic linkage and recombination
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**Mendelian Inheritance and Punnet squares
*metabolic pathways, developmental pathways, and epistasis
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**Complementation tests
*gene structure, gene expression regulation, protein structure, and the central dogma
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**Genetic linkage and recombination
*genome structure and organization
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**Punnet squares and epistasis
*chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis, nondisjunction, aneuploidy, polyploidy
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**alleles and morphs
*sex chromosomes and sex determination systems
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**penetrance and expressivity
*aneuploidy and polyploidy
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**pedigree analysis
*distinction between the germ-line and the soma
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**LOD scores
*types of mutations and their effects
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*cytological genetics
*alleles and morphs
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**chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis
*penetrance and expressivity
+
**sex chromosomes and sex determination systems
*transposable elements
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**nondisjunction, aneuploidy and polyploidy
*pedigree analysis
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**distinction between the germ-line and the soma
*LOD scores
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*molecular genetics
*the chi-square test and degrees of freedom
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**gene structure, gene expression regulation, protein structure, and the central dogma
*quantitative genetics of complex traits and the regression
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**genome structure and organization
*methods of genetic engineering and germ line transformation
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**types of mutations and their effects
*genetic tools such as binary expression systems, PCR, Sanger sequencing, next generation sequencing, restriction endonucleases, and plasmid engineering
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**metabolic pathways, developmental pathways, and epistasis
*forward genetics and reverse genetics
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**transposable elements and other forms of selfish genes
*personal genomics
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**genotype/phenotype association tests
*introductory developmental genetics
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**comparison of model organisms and viral versus bacterial versus eukaryotic genetics
*the history of eugenics and laws regarding genetic data
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**methods of genetic engineering and germ line transformation
*genetic pest management and selfish genes
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**genetic tools such as binary expression systems, PCR, Sanger sequencing, next generation sequencing, restriction endonucleases, and plasmid engineering, FISH, probes, chip hybridization
*medical and cancer genetics
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**forward genetics and reverse genetics
*genetic anthropology
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**X-inactivation, imprinting and epigenetics
*inbreeding and population structure
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*population genetics
*average heterozygosity and effective population size, the coalescent
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**inbreeding and population structure
*X-inactivation, imprinting and epigenetics
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**average heterozygosity and effective population size, the coalescent
*species phylogenies
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**selection and genetic drift
*selection and genetic drift
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**tests of neutrality
*comparison of model organisms and viral versus bacterial versus eukaryotic genetics
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*quantitative genetics
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**parent-offspring regression
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**heritability and phenotype variance
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**breeder's equation
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**twin studies
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*evolutionary genetics
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**species phylogeny
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**gene evolution and gene families
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**evo-devo
 
*supporting statistical logic
 
*supporting statistical logic
 
**probability rules
 
**probability rules
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**normal distribution
 
**normal distribution
 
**Poisson distribution
 
**Poisson distribution
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**the chi-square test and degrees of freedom
 
**linear regression
 
**linear regression
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**means and variance
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*interdisciplinary
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**the history of eugenics and current laws regarding genetic data
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**GMO crops including examples, methods, ethics, and economics
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**genetic pest management
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**medical and cancer genetics
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**personal genomics
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**developmental genetics
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**conservation genetics
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**genetic anthropology

Latest revision as of 12:54, 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 (or at least touch on in an introductory sense) include:

  • classical genetics
    • Mendelian Inheritance and Punnet squares
    • Complementation tests
    • Genetic linkage and recombination
    • Punnet squares and epistasis
    • alleles and morphs
    • penetrance and expressivity
    • pedigree analysis
    • LOD scores
  • cytological genetics
    • chromosomes, mitosis and meiosis
    • sex chromosomes and sex determination systems
    • nondisjunction, aneuploidy and polyploidy
    • distinction between the germ-line and the soma
  • molecular genetics
    • gene structure, gene expression regulation, protein structure, and the central dogma
    • genome structure and organization
    • types of mutations and their effects
    • metabolic pathways, developmental pathways, and epistasis
    • transposable elements and other forms of selfish genes
    • genotype/phenotype association tests
    • comparison of model organisms and viral versus bacterial versus eukaryotic genetics
    • 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, FISH, probes, chip hybridization
    • forward genetics and reverse genetics
    • X-inactivation, imprinting and epigenetics
  • population genetics
    • inbreeding and population structure
    • average heterozygosity and effective population size, the coalescent
    • selection and genetic drift
    • tests of neutrality
  • quantitative genetics
    • parent-offspring regression
    • heritability and phenotype variance
    • breeder's equation
    • twin studies
  • evolutionary genetics
    • species phylogeny
    • gene evolution and gene families
    • evo-devo
  • supporting statistical logic
    • probability rules
    • binomial distributions
    • normal distribution
    • Poisson distribution
    • the chi-square test and degrees of freedom
    • linear regression
    • means and variance
  • interdisciplinary
    • the history of eugenics and current laws regarding genetic data
    • GMO crops including examples, methods, ethics, and economics
    • genetic pest management
    • medical and cancer genetics
    • personal genomics
    • developmental genetics
    • conservation genetics
    • genetic anthropology