Genetics 372 Winter 2000

Assigned Readings: R1 - R12

R1: DNA Structure and Properties
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Chapter 10, pp. 274-293 , William Klug and Michael Cummings, "Concepts of Genetics." 5th ed., Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1997

R2: Cloning a Human Gene by Complementing a Yeast Mutation
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Adapted from Ravi Amaravadi and others, "Isolation of a cDNA encoding the human homolog of COX17, a yeast gene essential for mitochondrial copper recruitment." Human Genetics, Vol. 9 (1997) pages 329-333

R3: Bacterial Virus Genetics
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Walton L. Fangman,"Complementation and intragenic recombination with a bacterial virus."

R4: A STOP Mutation in a Human "Disease" Gene
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Adapted from Linda C. Walker and others, "A Patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type VI is Homozygous for a Premature Termination Codon in Exon 14 of the Lysyl Hydroxylase 1 Gene." Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, Vol. 67 (1999) pages 74-82.

R5: Mapping by Meiotic Recombination
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Chapter 5, pp. 118-135 , Griffiths and others,"Introduction to Genetic Analysis." 5th ed., W. H. Freeman Co., 1993.

R6: Meiotic Linkage Analysis with Human Pedigrees
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Natalie Angier, "Scientists zero in on gene tied to prostate cancer." The New York Times, November 22, 1996.
· Walton L. Fangman and Katherine Kolor, "Quantitative analysis of linkage with human pedigrees."

R7: Fruit Fly "Model" of a Human Disease
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Adapted from Kyung-Tai Min and Seymour Benzer, "Preventing Neurodegeneration in the Drosophila Mutant bubblegum." Science, Vol. 284 (1999) pages 1985-1988.

R8: Screening and Counseling a Family with Inherited Breast Cancer
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Adapted from Barbara B. Biesecker and others, "Genetic Counseling for Families With Inherited Susceptibility to Breast and Ovarian Cancer" Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 269 (1993) pages 1970-1974.

R9: Mitochondrial DNA Inheritance
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To be assigned.

R10: Regulation of a Bacterial Gene
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Adapted from Frieder Schock and Michael Dahl, "Expression of the tre operon of Bacillus subtilis 168 is regulated by the repressor TreR." J. Bacteriology, Vol. 178 (1996) pages 4576-4581.

R11: Mutations Causing Defects in Human Development
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Adapted from Yatsuteru Muragaki and others, "Altered growth and branching patterns in synpolydactyly caused by mutations in HOXD13." Science, Vol. 272 (1996) pages 548-551.

R12: A Defect in Replicating Damaged DNA in an Inherited Skin Cancer
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Adapted from Robert E. Johnson and others, "hRAD30 Mutations in the Variant Form of Xeroderma Pigmentosum" Science, Vol. 285 (1999) pages 263-265.