BIOL 484Advanced Eukaryotic Genetics
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- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Biology
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- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
The role of classical genetic analysis in the context of today's genomic era. Topics discussed in lectures and labs include meiotic recombination, meiosis, complementation analysis, chromosome aberrations, and genetic interactions. Methods used in model eukaryotic genetic organisms such as forward and reverse genetic screens, genetic mosaics, conditional mutants, and genetic mapping will be discussed. Examples will illustrate how genes continue to be identified using classical-based approaches in a variety of biological processes, including cell cycle progression, cancer and metastasis, learning and memory, as well as pattern formation and embryonic development. Alternatives to traditional mutagenesis-based screens and the links between classical and molecular genetics will also be discussed.
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There was not a lot of information on this course when I had looked it up so I will write my thoughts. It is a very fair course, not easy but the midterm questions were straightforward and the final was harder but also not anything you would not expect. He placed an emphasis for some reason on knowing trivia like facts about model genetic organisms. i.e which one has the largest genome or the most number of genes. All very simple and most of the multiple choice questions in the final was just regurgitating facts about model genetic organisms from a table sheet you should memorize. The assignments are extremely difficult, especially the first assignment, but its only worth 5% each and the…
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Very detail-heavy. Somewhat a sequel to BIOL 308.
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5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention BIOL 484, December 2013 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2022
Biol 484 1 point, 0 comments
Has anyone taken BIOL439 or BIOL484? 1 point, 0 comments
u/Commercial_Rain_2221: “How were they? They seem interesting, but are they difficult? A lot of work?”
Spring 2018
Is this semester doable? 0 points, 7 comments
u/orbitfactors: “I'm taking BIOL 331, BIOL 341 and either BIOL 484 or BIOL 431 in the winter term alongside maybe an arts elective. For those who have taken these courses before—how hard are they?”
Fall 2017
Has anyone here taken BIOL 484? 0 points, 2 comments
Fall 2013
Anyone taken/planning to take BIOL 484? 5 points, 1 comment
[deleted]: “Just wondering, the course description looks pretty challenging (and interesting), but is it a crazy amount of workload? I've already got a super busy term so I don't want to take it if it means impacting my other courses.”
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