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Genetics Courses
CPSC 352
Plant and Animal Genetics
Credit: 4 hours
CPSC 432
Genetic Toxicology
Credit: 3 hours
The analysis of mutation induction and the molecular
mechanisms of DNA damage and repair. Applications include the role of
somatic mutation in human and animal diseases, the use of mutagens in
plant and animal selection, and environmental cancer and genetic disease.
ANSC 446
Population Genetics
Credit: 3+ hours
Mathematical theory of the genetics of populations:
estimation of allele frequency for autosomal and X-chromosomal loci, Hardy-Weinberg
principle, systems of mating, relationship between relatives, forces that
change allele frequency, and quantitative inheritance. Applications to
animals, plants, and humans. Same as IB 416.
Students desiring 4 hours credit do additional work in some area of population
genetics. Prerequisite: CPSC 352; IB 150 or
IB 201; one of MATH 220, MATH 221, MATH 234;
or consent of instructor.
CPSC 452
Evolutionary Genetics and Genonmics
Credit: 3 hours
Selected contemporary topics in genetics are covered with examples primarily from plants, humans, and animals. Topics include nature of genes and genomes, mutations and their analysis, allelic diversity, use of recombinant DNA to enhance genetic analysis, structural and functional genomics, molecular marker mapping of quantitative trait loci, marker assisted selection, proteomics, bioinformatics, and transgenics. Prerequisite: CPSC 352, or MCB 106, or consent of instructor.
CPSC 462
Plant Molecular Biology
Credit: 1 hour
The basic concepts and methodologies of measuring plant gene expression and gene product activity and constructing transgenic plants are presented and discussed. Serves as a gateway to specialized methodology approaches covered in IB 473, IB 474, and IB 475. Same as IB 472. Prerequisite: MCB 150 and IB 204; or consent of instructor.
CPSC 465
Ethics in Biotechnology
Credit: 3 hours
Covers principles of ethics related to developments in biotechnology, the impact of biotechnology on environments, health, and food, and societal perception and conflict in addressing biotechnology. The course includes discussion, debate, and conflict resolution. Same as ANSC 465 and CPSC 465. Prerequisite: CPSC 261 or CPSC 265.
CPSC 466
Genomics for Plant Improvement
Credit: 2 hours
Plant breeding has always been a genomic science, where
the genomes with best performance are identified, selected, and distributed
for cultivation. New technologies for characterizing genomes and their
function greatly enhance the information base available for improving
crops through molecular breeding approaches. Through examination of recent
literature and data analysis exercises, students will apply recent advances
in genomic science to the discovery, creation and selection of improved
plant varieties.
CPSC 467
Plant Genomics
Credit: 1 hour
Provides broad overview of structural and functional
genomics, including genetic and physical mapping, whole genome sequencing,
comparative genomic analysis, evolution of gene families and repetitive
sequences, genome-wide expression analysis. Emphasis on structural and
comparative genomics with brief introduction to functional genomics and
bioinformatics. Same as IB 467.
Prerequisite: MCB 250; IB 472;
or consent of instructor.
CPSC 468
Plant Proteomics
Credit: 1 hour
Broad introduction to plant proteomics, including a
survey of contemporary methods and their applications for protein identification
and the study of posttranslational modifications and protein-protein interactions.
These topics will be studied in relation to the proteomes of organs and
subcellular compartments, stress, nutrition, and signal transduction.
Same as IB 474.
Prerequisite: MCB 354; IB 472;
or consent of instructor.
CPSC 469
Plant Metabolomics
Credit: 1 hour
An introduction to plant metabolomics. Metabolites
are not only compounds being modified in pathways, but also are signals
that connect metabolic homeostasis to growth and development of organs
and cells in plants. Introduces the complexities of metabolism profiling,
the dynamics of metabolite changes in plants under stress, and the current
concepts on pathway tracing and elucidation. Includes an introduction
to basic and advanced research methods, including the use of statistical
methods and bioinformatics. Same as IB 469.
Prerequisite: MCB 354; IB 472;
or consent of instructor.
IB 472
Plant Molecular Biology
Credit: 1 hour
The basic concepts and methodologies of measuring plant gene expression and gene product activity and constructing transgenic plants are presented and discussed. Serves as a gateway to specialized methodology approaches covered in IB 473, IB 474, and IB 475. Same as CPSC 462. Prerequisite: MCB 150 and IB 204; or consent of instructor.
PLPA 509
Molecular Biology of Microbe-Plant Interactions
Credit: 3 hours
Detailed analysis of the microbe-plant interaction
at the molecular level. Covers commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic interactions
from viewpoint of both plant and microbe. Emphasizes microbial and plant
genes involved in the interactions, their organization, regulation of
expression and the nature and function of the encoded gene products. Same
as MCB 511.
Prerequisite: PLPA 403, or equivalent; MCB 421,
or MCB 430,
or equivalent; and MCB 350 or equivalent.
CPSC 563
Chromosomes
Credit: 3 hours
This class includes cytogenetic analysis of eukaryotic
organisms, the role of chromosomes in genome organization and evolution,
and introduction to molecular cytogenetic laboratory techniques such as
mitotic analysis, chromosome banding, flow cytogenetics, somatic cell
genetics, chromosomal length polymorphisms, fluorescent microscopy and
in situ hybridization. Prerequisite: CPSC 352 and
MCB 350, or consent of instructor.
CPSC 566
Plant Gene Regulation
Credit: 4 hours
Current topics and literature on the function and regulation
of higher plant genes. Topics of emphasis: transposable elements, their
effect on gene expression and variation, and uses in tagging and isolating
genes; the developmental, tissue specific, or environmental regulations
of plant genes; the structure, synthesis, subcellular targeting, and regulation
of major cereal and legume seed proteins; the use of genetic engineering
to explore the regulation of plant genes or to alter traits of agricultural
importance. Same as HORT 566.
Prerequisite: CPSC 352,
MCB 350, or consent of instructor.
CPSC 568
Recombinant DNA Technology Lab
Credit: 2 hours
Intensive instruction in the core methodologies of recombinant DNA technology. Students will generate and analyze recombinant DNA clones, using methods such as PCR; DNA isolation, restriction and ligation; electrophoresis; hybridization; DNA sequencing; computer-based sequence analysis. Summer session I. Prerequisite: CPSC 352 or MCB 350, or equivalent, and consent of instructor.