What do you guys do in Genetics class?

[axp107]

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I'm going to be taking a genetics class next fall. Supposedly, its the hardest Bio class at our school.

Anyone have any input on the sorts of topics you've covered.

 

[DrReo]

We did a lot with cell division, transcription, translation, genetic disorders, quanative experiments, ect. Also, in the lab, we did generations of fly breeding to demonstrate inheritance, ran a lot of gels. In a sense, it's kind of like the start of molecular biology (I think genetics is usually the pre-req for M.bio).

 

[MWK]

in ours, we did not cover the actual molecular basics, ie we left all the intricate replication forks/complexes, etc for our cell bio class.

For us, cell bio was a pre-req for genetics. We covered it all in ours from punnett squares and pop. genetics, to disorders, pedigrees, gels, all about polymorphs, etc...

 

[littlealex]

Genetics was easier then CellBio...

 

[DrReo]

Weird, I haven't taken the upper level biology course. However, we got nailed with replication forks, oz. frag, and all that molecular jazz along with pedigrees, disorders, ect... The class was a lot of work and somewhat demanding. Our tests were usually all applied questions 😳, so it was a change from normal memorization and spit it out courses

in ours, we did not cover the actual molecular basics, ie we left all the intricate replication forks/complexes, etc for our cell bio class.

For us, cell bio was a pre-req for genetics. We covered it all in ours from punnett squares and pop. genetics, to disorders, pedigrees, gels, all about polymorphs, etc...

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[DocWalken]

In genetics we covered all the punnet square/chi-square/population genetics stuff. A good bit about mutation. Molecular genetics. That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

 

[Ailleurs]

Shaums Outline series for "Genetics," is pretty darn good. Other people think the same way. Look through the book at your local B&N or bookstore to get an idea 🙂

Basically, you learn about Meiosis, Mitosis (well.. that's a given), DNA replication, transcription of DNA into mRNA, translation of mRNA into protein. Decoding pedigrees, RFLP and Southern blot problems (don't know what to call them exactly...), mendelian genetics, gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, human genome stuff, PCR, genetic engineering, recombination.

...yeah..

For this kind of class, doing A LOT OF PROBLEMS! is key. Also you should know your basic fundamental concepts (DNA replication) and all the processes inside and out. I think flashcards are the way to go 🙂

OH AND! if you get confused in your class, watching animations or looking at a lot of diagrams/pictures helps clarify things a lot. Hope this helped

good luck in your class 🙂

 

[SketchLazy]

I'm going to be taking a genetics class next fall. Supposedly, its the hardest Bio class at our school.

Anyone have any input on the sorts of topics you've covered.

At mine, it focused heavily on the statistical analysis aspect of genetics and gene/chromosomal abnormalities and lightly covered the molecular mechanisms. Our professor completely steam-rolled all of us in my class (a 45% on one of the midterms was an A, for the class I think an A was sixty-something percent) and was known as one of the courses that merited career readjustments.

 

[M Sinner]

I think flashcards are the way to go 🙂

Truf.

In my class, there was quite a bit of Punnet Squares, population genetics, disorders, and memorization of random genes that cause certain things (And yes, lots and lots and lots of statistical analysis). However, my Genetics class was a One-semester non-lab "Freshman Honors" course.

Genetics is a tough subject, but it's *amazingly* fun. But, maybe I just have a soft spot for it... It's the class in which I suddenly realized I wasn't ******ed with regards to science. It helped push me in the direction of Medschool!

Just keep your nose to the grindstone and get yourself a study group!

 

[ocdp09]

genetics is a breeze compared to some of the upper level 300+ classes in my university, in fact genetics is 201 for us, the lowest 200 class, its much easier that classes like parasitology, genomics, neuro, edno, bioinformics, etc.

 

[deleted36260]

Genetics at my school is one of the more difficult classes to take.

We covered all of the basic stuff, transcription, translation,etc.
Add in some disorders, follow that with some gene regulation in prokaryotic/eurkayotic systems.
Covered a ton of experimental stuff with modern genetics with making vectors and all that.

Class was good and made the genetics on the MCAT laughable. Punnet squares?? Ha, I've got so many ratios locked into my head right now that just seeing the numbers alone is enough to tell you the answer before reading the question 😉

 

[mvenus929]

Well, cell bio was a prereq to genetics at our school too, but still, our entire first test (out of 4) was based on transcription/translation, and replication.

After that, we got into population genetics. We did a lot of punnett squares and tree diagrams, and two and three factor crosses. We did some genetic disorders, but they weren't covered too much on the test. We did some statistics, mostly chi-squared analysis. Oh, and we did things like the Lac Operon and all that too. That's all I can really remember. I thought the class was boring, personally. But that might've been because it was at 8 in the morning, and I was still half asleep.

 

[abeytt03]

Genetics was really hard. I planned on taking it my last semester (after being accepted to medical school), and that is what I did. It was a good decision, because it is a really dense topic.

 

[doinmybest5840]

We learned about genes, genetics... you know, that sort of thing. Pea plants.