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Biology111:HumanGeneticsSpring2013

Instructor:Dr.SusanWalsh

Email:sjwalsh@rollins.edu(noticethej)

Phone:407‐646‐2534

ClassTime:Tuesday6:45‐9:15pScienceVillageClassroom2

RequiredReadings:

HumanGenetics:TheBasicsbyRickiLewis(ISBN978‐0415579865)ListPrice$20

TheLanguageofLifebyFrancisS.Collins(ISBN978‐0061733185)ListPrice$16

AdditionalreadingswillbepostedonBlackboard.

OfficeHours:TuesdayandWednesday2:30‐5pmSciVillageAdmin105andbyappointment

CourseObjectives:Aftersuccessfulcompletionthiscourse,youshouldbeabletodothefollowing: 1.tointerprethistoricalexperimentsleadingtoourcurrentunderstandingofgenetics 2.todescribethemolecularprocessesofDNAreplication,transcription,andtranslation

3.tomodelanddistinguishbetweenthecellulardivisionprocessesofmitosisandmeiosis 4.todescribeandidentifyMendelianandnon‐Mendelianpatternsofinheritancefrom experimentaldata 5.toanalyzescientific,ethical,andsocietalconcernsofgenetictesting,genetherapy,stemcells, andcloning 6.totrackhumanevolution,applyingpopulationgeneticsmathematicstovisiblemoderntraits 7.tore‐assessthecommonlyusedterm"race"inlightofthegeneticprinciplesofskincolor 8.togainexposuretoourcurrentunderstandingofhowgeneticsaffectsourbrainandbehavior 9.todistinguishamongthegeneticmechanismsthatgeneratecancerouscells

AssessmentBreakdown: 10Quizzes(1%each) 10% 3Exams(15%each) 45% CalibratedPeerReview (CPR) 7% TermPaperonaGeneticTrait DraftOne 5% PeerReview 1% FinalDraft 4% ScienceFiction?ReflectionPaper 3% ReadingReflectionJournal 8% ClassDiscussionandParticipation 7% In‐ClassActivities 10% 100%

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ClassExpectations:Readings,Preparation,andReadingReflectionJournal:Eachdayreadingisassignedasindicatedontheschedule,andreadingsshouldbecompletedbeforeclass.Typically,readingthematerialaheadoftimemeansthattheclasstimeisbetterspentclarifyingyourquestionsthanintroducingyoutonewmaterial.ReadingswillcomefromthetworequiredbooksbyLewisorCollinsorwillbepostedaspdfsonBlackboard.

YouwillbeassignedtoeitherGroupA,B,orC(ifyouforget,assignmentswillbelistedonBlackboard).Eachdaytherewillbeanassignmenteveryonemustread(listedinthetableontheschedule),andtherewilloftenbeanadditionalreadingforGroupA,GroupB,andGroupC(seeBlackboard),particularlyaswegettolatertopics.Ifadditionalreadingisassigned,wewillmeetinsmallcohortseachcontainingacoupleofreadersfromA,B,andC.Duringthistime,youwillpresenttooneanotherthehighlightsofyourindividualreadings.Quizzesforeachdaywillonlycovermaterialcommontoeveryone,butImaylectureonmaterialfoundinanyofthereadingsandlecturematerialofanytypewillappearonexams.Youmayofcoursereadeverythingifyouhavetime;Iamchoosingthissystemtoavoidoverwhelmingyouwithreading.Itwillalsobehelpfultohaveacopyofthereadingswithyouduringclass(bringyourbook,printouts,oralaptop).

OndayswhenthereadingisdividedupintoA,B,andCgroups,youshouldsubmitatleastoneparagraph(150wordsormore)toBlackboardwritteningrammaticallycorrectEnglishhighlightingandsummarizingkeypointsofthereadingandexplicititemsthatintriguedyouandthatyouwouldliketodiscusswithyourclassmates.Asthismaybethebasisforwhatyouwilldiscusswithyourgroup,Iencourageyoutobringacopyofthisassignmentwithyoutoclass.

ClassParticipationandAttendance:Attendanceandclassparticipationareexpected.Thereisnotastrictpenaltyformissingclass;however,youwillmisscriticalmaterial,activities,quizzes,andparticipationpoints.Whenwritingexams,Idrawheavilyfrommaterialweemphasizedintheclassroom.Moreover,participationmeansmorethanmerelycomingtoclass.Youareexpectedtocomeprepared,havingcompletedtheassignedreading,askquestionsandcontributerelevantandconstructivecommentstothediscussion.Youareencouragedtogetthenotesfromaclassmateshouldyoumissaclassforcollegebusinessorreligiousobservances.

Iusetwoteachingtoolsintheclassroom:clickersandnotecards.Asyouentertheclassroom,youshouldpickupbothanotecardandaclicker.Clickerquestionsmayappearthroughoutthelecture,anditisinyourbestinteresttoattempttoanswerthesequestions.Allclickerquestionsareanonymousanddonotcounttowardyourgrade.Fornotecards,pleaseputyournameatthetopofthecard.Duringclass,Imayaskyoutowriteyouranswersonthenotecards.Iammoreinterestedinyourbestguessatthecorrectanswerthanthatyouhavetheperfectanswer.Thesecardsarenotgraded,butIwillusethemtotakeattendance.Thegoalistoclearupanymisconceptionsinaninformalwaybeforeyouaretestedonthematerial.Attheendoftheclassperiod,pleasereturnboththeclickerandthenotecardtome.

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In‐ClassActivities:Throughoutthesemester,wewilldoanumberofindividualandgroupactivitiesandproblemsetsduringclasstoreinforcetheconceptswediscussmoreformally.Someactivitiesmayrequireyoutosubmitaworksheetofanswersattheendoftheclassperiod.Astheseactivitiesshouldreflectandcomplementyourstudying,submissionswillbegradedandreturnedtoyou.

Quizzes:Atthebeginningofeachclass(thatisnotthefirstdayorisanexamday),wewillhaveashortquizcoveringboththereadingsforthatclassperiodandthepreviousclass.Yourbest10quizscores(outof11)willcounttowardyourgrade.Extratimewillnotbegivenifyouarrivelate.

Exams:Theexamwillconsistofmultiple‐choice,short‐answer,andessayquestions.Onexamdays,wewillspendthefirst30to45minutesoftheperiodinastudysessionduringwhichyoumaylookoveranddiscussyournotesandaskquestionsasagroup.Wewillthentaketheexamindividuallyinclass.Eachexamwillonlycovermaterialsincethepreviousexam;inotherwords,thefinalisnotcomprehensive.

CalibratedPeerReview:Thisisamultistepwritingtooldesignedtorefinestudentwritingthroughconstructivecriticismfrompeers.Thestepsandgradingschemearebrieflydescribedbelow.

1. Submitanessaybasedonawritingprompt(15%).2. Basedontargetedquestions,evaluate3instructor‐writtenessays(30%).3. Basedontargetedquestions,evaluate3peer‐writtenessaysandprovidefeedback(30%).4. Basedontargetedquestions,evaluateyourownessay(25%).

Formoreinformationaboutthistool,gothelinkunderAssignmentsonBlackboard,andclickonthe“Students:TaketheCPRtour!”link.

GeneticTraitTermPaper:Thispaperconsistsofareviewpaperexploringaspecificgenetictrait.YoumayNOTusesicklecelldisease,cysticfibrosis,Down'sSyndrome,orTay‐Sachssincethesearecanonicalexamplesexploredindetailinyourtextbooks.Regardingcontent,thispapershouldincludethefollowing:geneticinheritancepatterns(autosomal,sex‐linked,dominant,recessive,trisomy,etc)andcellularand/orsystemicfeatures(describethetraitindetail).Youareencouragedtouseanyreliableresourcesavailabletoyouincludingtheinternet,yourbooks,previouscoursematerials,andyourclassmates.Wikipediaisnotconsideredavalid,reliableresource(althoughsomeofthereferencesinitmightbe).Althoughitisfairlytechnical,theOnlineMendelianInheritanceinManwebsite(http://omim.org/)mightbeagoodplacetopinpointaspecificgene.Inaddition,theHumanGenomeProjectwebsite(http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/project/about.shtml)alsocontainsagreatdealofinformation.Youmayalsowishtomakeanappointmentwiththesciencelibrarian,CynthiaSnyder,forguidance.Ialsoencourageyoutobrainstormtopicsandresourceswithmeviaemailoratamutuallyconvenienttimeinperson.

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Writingisaniterativeprocess,requiringmuchrevisionandediting.Assuch,youwillfirstturninasmoothdraftofyourpapertomeviaBlackboard.Thispapershouldberelativelyerror‐free,atleastthreepagesinlength,andappropriatelyreferenced.Iwillprovidefeedback,andyoushouldmakemodificationsaccordingly.Yournextdraftwillbesubmittedforanonymouspeerreview;youdonotneedtoincludeyournameonit.Youandyourclassmateswillthenreviewonepaper,makingcommentsastothecontentandstyle.Finally,youwillsubmityourfinaldrafttome.

Eachstudentshouldprepareapaperofatleast4fullpagesarticulatingthesedetailsincompletesentencesandgrammaticallycorrectEnglish.Thispapershouldbe12‐pointTimesNewRomanfont,1‐inchmargins,anddouble‐spaced.Thepapershouldalsocontainanappropriatelyformattedbibliographyofreliablesourcematerials(beyondthe4pages;seebelowforformatting)andin‐textcitationsasnecessary.

Forarticles: Caicedo,J.R.,N.P.vanderSteen,O.ArceandH.J.Gijzen.2000.Effectoftotalammonianitrogen concentrationandpHongrowthratesofduckweed.WaterResearch34:3829‐3835.

Forbooks: Nybakken,J.W.andM.D.Bertness.2005.MarineBiology,6thed,PearsonEducation,Inc.,CA,pp. 25‐30.

Forwebsites: Wray,G.A.Echinodermata.[Internet].1999Dec14[cited2006Jan12].TheTreeofLifeWeb Project.Availablefromhttp://tolweb.org/tree?group=Echinodermata&congroup=Metazoa/

SpecialNoteaboutAcademicHonesty:Tofurtherpreserveacademichonesty,besurethatthephrases,sentencesandparagraphsareyours.Plagiarismwillnotbetolerated.Inyourownwords,paraphrasetheworkofotherresearchersandcitethemappropriately.Donotusedirectquotes(thisisanacceptablepracticeinotherdisciplines,butisrarelyusedinthenaturalsciences).WewillusethesoftwareTurnitin.comthatallowsyoutocheckforplagiarismbeforesubmittingyourpaper.Donothandinanydraftsthathavescoresof>15%onturnitinastheseusuallyindicatesomedegreeofplagiarism.Reviseandcorrectpapersasnecessary.

ScienceFiction?ReflectionPaper:Forthislastassignment,youshouldfindamovie,book,graphicnovel,orplaythataddressesthemesthatarerelevanttothetopicofgenetics.Afterwatchingorreadingthisfictionalpiece,youshouldfirstaddressexplicitlyhowthestoryrelatestogeneticsandthenusingwhatyouhavelearnedinthiscourse,reflectonhowscientifically(notnecessarilyethically)feasibleyouthinkthescenariosareatthiscurrentday.Thisshouldbepresentedasaqualitypaperofatleastonefullpage,double‐spaced,TimesNewRoman12‐pointfont.Someexamplesofrelevantstories(ofvaryingquality)includeGATTACA,JurassicPark,ANumber,Contagion,TheTwilightoftheGolds,BraveNewWorld,RiseofthePlanetoftheApes,InTime,Repo:TheGeneticOpera,Lorenzo'sOil,TheFly,AlteredStates,Species,X‐Men,District9,Prometheus,TheIsland,Outbreak,NeverLetMeGo,Moon,TheFifthElement,andMySister'sKeeper,butyouarewelcometoexploreothersofyourownchoosing.

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AdditionalPolicies: AcademicHonorCode:MembershipinthestudentbodyofRollinsCollegecarrieswithitanobligation,andrequiresacommitment,toactwithhonorinallthings.BecauseacademicintegrityisfundamentaltothepursuitofknowledgeandtruthandistheheartoftheacademiclifeofRollinsCollege,itistheresponsibilityofallmembersoftheCollegecommunitytopracticeitandreportapparentviolations.

ThefollowingpledgeisabindingcommitmentbythestudentsofRollinsCollege:

ThedevelopmentofthevirtuesofhonorandintegrityareintegraltoaRollinsCollegeeducationandtomembershipintheRollinsCollegecommunity.Therefore,I,astudentofRollinsCollege,pledgetoshowmycommitmenttothesevirtuesbyabstainingfromanylying,cheating,orplagiarisminmyacademicendeavorsandbybehavingresponsibly,respectfullyandhonorablyinmysociallifeandinmyrelationshipswithothers.

Thispledgeisreinforcedeverytimeastudentsubmitsworkforacademiccreditashis/herownbyaddingthefollowinghandwrittenabbreviatedpledgeandsignature.Materialsubmittedelectronicallyshouldcontainthepledge;submissionimpliessigningthepledge.

Onmyhonor,Ihavenotgiven,norreceived,norwitnessedanyunauthorizedassistanceonthiswork.

If you do witness a violation of the Honor Code you are required to report it to the Academic HonorCouncil. The student that haswitnessed a violation can, but is not required to, encourage the studentsuspected of the violation to self‐report. If the student refuses to self‐report, then the student thatwitnessedtheviolationmustreportittotheAcademicHonorCouncil.

ADAStatement/StudentswithDisabilities:RollinsCollegeiscommittedtoequalaccessanddoesnotdiscriminateunlawfullyagainstpersonswithdisabilitiesinitspolicies,procedures,programsoremploymentprocesses.TheCollegerecognizesitsobligationsundertheRehabilitationActof1973andtheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActof1990toprovideanenvironmentthatdoesnotdiscriminateagainstpersonswithdisabilities.

Ifyouareapersonwithadisabilityonthiscampusandanticipateneedinganytypeofacademicaccommodationsinordertoparticipateinyourclasses,pleasemaketimelyarrangementsbydisclosingthisdisabilityinwritingtotheDisabilityServicesOfficeat(box2613)‐ThomasP.JohnsonStudentResourceCenter,1000HoltAve.,WinterPark,FL,37289.Appointmentscanbescheduledbycalling407‐646‐2354oremail:gridgeway@rollins.edu.

LastDatetoWithdrawWithoutAcademicPenaltyisMarch22.HoltstudentsshouldcontacttheHoltSchoolOfficeiftherearequestionsregardingwithdrawaldeadlines,policies,orprocedures.

LateWorkandMake‐upPolicy:Allassignmentslistedonthesyllabusmustbecompletedbythe6:30pmonTuesday.Unlesspriorarrangementsaremade,assignmentsthataresubmittedlatewillreceive15%offforevery24hourslate;ieat6:31pm,anApapermaybereducedtoaB‐.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytomaintainawarenessofallassignmentsthataremadebybeingattentiveinclassandconsultingthesyllabusandthecourse'sBlackBoardsite.Ifthereisafamilyormedicalemergency,pleasenotifytheDeanofStudentAffairs,KarenHater.

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Computers:Topreventdisastersfromoccurring,insurethatyoubackupyourworkonareliabledevice.Youmayuseyourlaptopduringclass,buttheexpectationisthatyouwillonlybeworkingoncourse‐relatedsites,notFacebook.

EmailandBlackBoard:TheDeanhasannouncedthatallRollinsstudentsareresponsibleforanyinformation,instructions,andrequirementstransmittedtothemattheirRollinse‐mailaddress.Iwillcommunicatewithyouthroughthisaddressandwillpostmaterialsforyouruseatthecourse'sBbsite.ThismeansthatyoumustcheckyourRollinse‐mailandBbregularly.Ifyouhavetrouble,contactInformationTechnologyimmediately.

CellPhones:Cellphonesmustneverringduringclass;pleasesilence(notvibrate)yourphonewhenyouentertheclassroom.Donottextinourclassroom!

ClassroomPolicyforAllBiologyCourses:ThefacultyoftheBiologyDepartmentplacegreatvalueonmaintainingaclassroomenvironmentthatisconducivetolearning.Therefore,anyofthefollowingdistractionswillresultindeducting0.5%ofyourfinalgradeforeachincident. 1.Twolatearrivals.

2.Textmessaging.3.Laptopuseunrelatedtoclass.4.Repeatedringingofcellphone.5.Walkinginandoutoftheclassroom(ifyouarefeelingill,pleaseletyourinstructorknow).

GradingPolicy:Finalgradesarebasedonthefollowingscale.60.0‐62.3%D‐ 69.2‐72.5%C‐ 79.4‐82.7%B‐ 89.6‐92.9%A‐62.4‐65.7%D 72.6‐75.9%C 82.8‐86.1%B 93.0‐100%A65.8‐69.1%D+ 76.0‐79.3%C+ 86.2‐89.5%B+

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TentativeLectureSchedule:Ireservetherighttochangethisscheduleasnecessary.

Date Topic AssignedReading AssignmentsDue*Jan15 Introduction,Pretest,

BasicsofCellsandDNA

Jan22 History,Structure,andReplicationofDNA

p1‐3andp44‐53(Lewis)p1‐13(Collins)

CPRsubmission

Jan29 MakingDNAintoProtein p53‐73andp78‐79(Lewis)p291‐295(Collins)

Feb5 CellDivision:MitosisandMeiosis postedonBb CPRcompletedTopicfortermpaper

Feb12 EXAMFeb19 PatternsofInheritance p27‐44andp73‐77(Lewis)

p23‐41(Collins)bringlaptopwithyoutoclasstouseGeneticssoftware

Feb26 PatternsofInheritanceContinued bringlaptopwithyoutoclasstouseGeneticssoftwareTermPaperDraftOne

Mar5 SpringBreakMar12 GeneticTesting p119‐147(Lewis)

p42‐96(Collins)

Mar19 GeneTherapy,Cloning,StemCells p149‐157(Lewis)p253‐267(Collins)

TermPapersubmittedforPeerReview

Mar26 EXAMApr2 HumanEvolutionandPopulation

Geneticsp4‐21andp79‐88(Lewis)

postedonBbTermPaperreturnedtopeer

Apr9 GeneticsofSkinColor p142‐163(Collins)postedonBb

Apr16 GeneticsofBehavior p183‐208(Collins)postedonBb

FinalTermPaperdue

Apr23 CancerGenetics p100‐107(Lewis)p98‐141(Collins)

Apr30 EXAM ScienceFiction?ReflectionDue

*AllassignmentsaretobesubmittedtoBlackboardby6:30pmthedayofclass.