Republic of the Philippines
UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
University Town, Northern Samar, Philippines
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[email protected] COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES (CAFNR)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE
Syllabus in Principle of Genetics
Second Semester, SY 2024-2025
UEP’s Vision: Academically competitive, research and development- focused, public service- Institutional Graduate Outcomes: Graduate of the University of Eastern Philippines should:
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individuals into productive citizens of the country and accelerate the development of high- types of employment;
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development and challenges of a diverse and globalized society.
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College Goals Program Outcomes
To contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the people in the communities 1. Apply scientific method in the conduct of research activities.
byproducing graduates, generating and disseminating scientific knowledge and skills 2. Discuss and apply the concepts of agricultural productivity and sustainability in
needed to practice environmentally-sound and sustainable technologies in agriculture, thecontext of national, regional, and global developments.
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COURSE NAME AGRIC 2- PRINCIPLE OF GENETICS
COURSE DESCRIPTION Mechanism of heredity and variation, cytogenetics, mutation, nature of genes, population genetics and evolutionary genetics,
biometrical procedures.
COURSE OBJECTIVES To enable the student to understand the following basic principles underlying heredity and variation:
1. The nature, expression, and regulation of genes in the individual
2. The mechanism of genetic transmission
3. The sources of variation in individual and populations
4. The behavior of genes in population
NO. OF UNITS AND CONTACT 3 units (2 hours lecture and 3 hours laboratory)
HOURS
PREREQUISITES General Botany 1 and General Zoology
COURSE OUTLINE I Genetics: The Science of Heredity and Variation
A. Definition of Genetics
B. The Beginning of Genetics
C. The Scope of Genetics
D. Application of Genetics
II The Chromosomal Basis of Heredity
A. The Cell
B. The Chromosome Structure
C. Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis
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D. Life Cycles: Germinal or Gametic Meiosis, Intermediary or Sporic Meiosis, Initial or Zygotic Meiosis
III Gene Segregation and Interaction
A. Law of Segregation
B. Law of Independent Assortment
C. Segregation and Assortment in Haploid Organism
D. Dominance Relationships: Complete Dominance., Incomplete Dominance, Overdominance, Co-dominance
E. Multiple Alleles
F. Lethal Genes: Recessive Lethal, Dominant Lethal
G. Modifier Genes
H. Gene Interactions: Novel Phenotypes, Recessive Epistasis, Dominant Epistasis, Complementary Genes, Duplicate Genes
I. Pseudoalleles
J. Environmental Influence on Gene Expression: Definition of Terms, External Environment, Internal Environment
K. Twin Studies: Concordance and Disordance
L. Probability and Statistical Testing: Level of Significance, Chi-Square Test, Binomial Distribution
IV Linkage and Recombination
A. Definition of Linkage
B. Determination of Linkage
C. Chromosome Mapping
D. Factors Affecting Recombination Frequencies
E. Sex Determination
F. Sex Linkage
V Chemical Basis of Heredity
A. The Concept of the Gene
B. Chemical Composition
C. DNA as the Genetic Material
D. Chemical Composition of the DNA
E. Molecular Structure of the DNA
F. Organization of DNA in Chromosome: Prokaryotic Chromosome, Eukaryotic Chromosome
G. Replication of Synthesis of DNA: Mode of Replication, Process of Replication, Conformation of DNA Replication
H. Error Correction in DNA Replication
I. RNA as the Genetic Material
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VI Gene Function: Protein and Enzymes
A. Genetic Control Proteins: Gene-Enzymes Relationship; Inborn Error of Metabolism, One Gene-One Enzyme Hypothesis, Protein
Structure, Colinearity of DNA Proteins
B. Protein Synthesis: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology, General Information Transfer, Interrupted Genes
C. The genetic Code: The Triplet Code, Universality of Genetic Code
D. Regulation of Genetic Code Action: Regulation of Gene Acton in Prokaryotes
VII Genes in Development
A. Differential Gene Action: The Basis of Cell Differentiation
B. Nucleoplasmic Interaction: Molecular Exchanges between Nucleus and
C. Genes and Morphogenesis: Gene Effects on System of Embryonic Induction
VIII Mutation
A. Variation in Genome Structure or Numerical Changes of the Chromosome
B. Changes in Chromosome Structure or Chromosomal Aberrations
C. Gene Mutation
D. Reverse Mutation
E. Mutagenic Agent
F. Evolutionary Significance of Mutation
IX Delayed Chromosomal and Extrachromosomal Inheritance
A. Delayed Chromosomal Inheritance
B. Extrachromosomal Inheritance: Cytoplasmic Inheritance, Cytoplasmic Particles, Chloroplast, Mitochondria
C. Plasmids of Extracellular Origin: Infective Heredity Episomes
D. Criteria for Extrachromosomal Inheritance
X Quantitative Inheritance
A. Inheritance of Quantitative Characters: Multiple Genes
B. Analysis of Quantitative Characteristics
C. Components of Phenotypic Variance
D. Heritability: Heritability in the Narrow Sense
E. Heritability in the Broad Sense
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XI Genes in Populations
A. Population Genetics
B. Gene Frequencies and Equilibrium: Gene Frequencies, Gene Pool, Model-system for Population Stability (Hardy-Weinberg Law)
C. Changes in Gene Frequencies: Mutation Selection
D. Race and Species Formation: The Concept of Races, The Concept of Species
XII Genetic and Man
A. Cytogenetics
B. Inborn Error Metabolism
C. Behavioral Genetics
XIII Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
A. Recombinant DNA/Genetic Engineering
B. Applications of Genetic Engineering
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Grading System Professor/Instructor: Consultation Hours:
Components Percentage
• Attendance 5% BSA 1A (2010740)
EDSON G. PENASBO 10:00-11:00 AM (Mon/Wed)
• Lecture Notes/Module 5%
Part-time Lecturer 9:00 AM-12:00 PM (Fri)
• Quizzes/Assignments 10%
• Oral Recitation/Class Participation 10% BSA 1B (2010741)
• Midterm Exam 20% 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Mon/Wed)
• Final Exam 20% Email Address: 1:00-4:00 PM (Thu)
• Laboratory Activities 30%
[email protected] TOTAL 100% BSA 1C (2010742)
Contact Number: 8:00-9:00 AM (Mon/Wed)
09380398769 1:00-4:00 PM (Tue)
BSA 1D (2010743)
7:30-8:30 AM (Tue/Thu)
3:00-6:00 PM (Fri)
BSA 1E (2010744)
4:00-5:00 PM (Tue/Thu)
1:00-4:00 PM (Mon)
Student rating and Grading System
Grade Equivalent Adjectival
Description
1.0 96-100% Excellent
1.25 94-95% Very Satisfactory
1.50 92-93% Satisfactory
1.75 89-91%
2.0 87-88% Good
2.25 84-86% Fair
2.5 82-83%
2.75 79-81%
3.0 75-78% Passed
5.0 Failed
INC Incomplete
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