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AGRY 32000

Genetics
Genetics

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About the Course
AGRY 320 is a rigorous, upper-level genetics course introducing the fundamental principles of modern genetics to students with diverse interests. An introduction to a fascinating and controversial area of contemporary science, this course presents basic terms, principles, and research methods used in the study of genetics. Students learn about the transmission, distribution, arrangement, and alteration of genetic information and how it functions and is maintained in populations.
PREREQUISITES BIOL 110/11, BIOL 110 or 111 + BTNY 110, BIOL 121/131, or BTNY 110 + HORT 301
Course Goals/Learning Objectives
By doing this course well, you will be able to: ‣ relate genetic principles to basic biological issues & recall basic genetic terminology ‣ describe how the DNA molecule determines genetic information at all scales & apply the principles of inheritance as formulated by Mendel ‣ explain what influences genetic variation in populations
Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I use an iPad, Chromebook, or other tablet to complete this course?

A: No. You should plan on using a laptop or desktop computer for quizzes and the final. The Lockdown Browser does not work with any tablets including Chromebook.

 

Q: Do I have to come to campus for this course?

A: No.

 

Q: I am enrolled in over 9 hours of courses this Summer, will that work?

A: This is not recommended. This course requires as much effort as the in-person course in half the time. We recommend being enrolled in only one other course this summer.

 

Q:I have taken online classes before that had to have an in-person proctor, is that required for this course?

A: No proctors will be used.

 

Q: My family is planning to go on vacation in July to a place with no internet, so I was wondering if I would be able to go?

A: This should not be a problem. You can drop your lowest post, homework and quiz, so you can choose not to do those assessments while you are on vacation. If your vacation is the week of June 29, you will need to complete your Midterm before you go, starting Friday, June 26.

 

Q: I am doing an internship this summer and we have an important meeting scheduled at the same time as the final exam, can I reschedule?

A: No. You must take the exam at the specified time, but you have a two hour window to start it. 

 

Q: Which text book will we use?

A: The required text for AGRY 320, Genetics for Summer 2020 is:  Introduction to Genetic Analysis, Griffiths et al. 11th edition, 2015  W.H. Freeman and Co. We will NOT use the new 12th edition. If you can't find a hard-copy version, the ebook will be available from the publisher.

AGRY 32000

Course Catalog
AGRY 32000 Genetics

Description
Credit Hours: 3.00. The transmission of heritable traits; probability; genotypic-environmental interactions; chromosomal aberrations; polyploidy; gene mutations; genes in populations; the structure and function of nucleic acids; biochemical genetics; molecular genetics; coding. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
3.000 Credit hours
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture
Offered By: College of Agriculture
Department: Agronomy
Course Attributes
Dept Credit, Upper Division
May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette
Learning Objectives
1. Deduce and explain which sources of variation in heredity may apply in examples of biological phenomena. 2. Describe units of inheritance at the population, organismal and molecular levels when given information about a trait. 3. Distinguish single gene traits from polygenic traits and the influence of environment when given information about a trait. 4. Describe how selection influences genetic variation at the population level within applied genetic scenarios. 5. Correctly apply basic genetic calculations to solve classical genetic problems and explain the results.
Prerequisites
(Undergraduate level BIOL 11000 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level BIOL 11100 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level BIOL 11000 Minimum Grade of D- and (Undergraduate level BTNY 21000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BTNY 11000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BTNY 11100 Minimum Grade of D-) ) or (Undergraduate level BTNY 11000 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level BTNY 11100 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level BIOL 11100 Minimum Grade of D- and (Undergraduate level BTNY 21000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BTNY 11000 Minimum Grade of D-) ) or (Undergraduate level BIOL 12100 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level BIOL 13100 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level HORT 30100 Minimum Grade of D- and (Undergraduate level BTNY 21000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BTNY 11000 Minimum Grade of D-) )
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