Apply knowledge of genetics to the analysis of human pedigrees. [BIOL 2030] Describe and diagram the structure of DNA. [BIOL 2030] Describe how DNA is transcribed to RNA and how RNA is translated into proteins. [BIOL 2030] Describe how to cut/modify DNA [BIOL 3036] Describe the structure of RNA and understand how post-transcriptional processing modifies it prior to translation. [BIOL 2030] Evaluate evidence relating to simple cases of evolution of novel characters. [BIOL 2040] Explain and illustrate how DNA replication and recombination [BIOL 2030] Explain how complex genetic systems lead to modifications of the basic principles of Mendelian inheritance. [BIOL 2030] Explain the basic mechanism(s) by which evolutionarily novel characters (e.g. wings, eyes, blood clotting, flagellae) arise. [BIOL 2040] Explain the basic mechanisms of speciation. [BIOL 2040] Interpret Mendel’s rules of heredity in terms of the eukaryotic cell cycle. Describe meitoic crossing over and its relationship to genetic linkage. [BIOL 2030] Interpret evidence to determine which mechanisms might be acting in simple cases of speciation. [BIOL 2040] Interpret genetic and protein variability using detailed knowledge of the genetic code and the processes of transcription and translation. [BIOL 2030] Know how to make a knockout (KO) mouse and understand its usefulness in determining gene function [BIOL 3036] Know the history of molecular biology and recombinant DNA [BIOL 3036] Predict the effects of each evolutionary force on allele and genotype frequencies in a given situation and for combinations of two evolutionary forces (calculate the change for simple situations – qualitative predictions for situations involving two evolutionary forces. [BIOL 2040] Relate recent understanding of developmental regulatory genes to the origin of novel traits and body forms. [BIOL 2040]
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