Barley World

Course Description

The structure, expression, and manipulation of plant genomes will be explored using the principles and theory of classical and contemporary genetics. This course is designed to build a solid foundation in plant genetics and to stimulate further, more specialized, study. Some genetics background helpful, but not required.

Professor

Patrick Hayes: 253 Crop Science Bldg.
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-2, or by appointment

Teaching assistant

Lucas Kopecky Bobadilla: 325 Crop Science Bldg.
Office Hours: Mondays 12-1, or by appointment

Recitation (PBG431)

Thursdays 1:00 -1:50. Crop Science Bldg. 150

Schedule

Related classes to consider

Plant Breeding (PBG450/550) Spring, 2018

Detailed Schedule: lecture material, due dates, important events

Topics

• Genes, traits, and morphs 
  • phenotypes, genotypes;  DNA-level variation and its causes; random and directed mutations
    • in-class slides 
    • note-taking/and study guide
• Flowers, seeds, generations, and "stems"
  • reproductive biology; generation advance; Mendelian analysis; asexual reproduction; apomixis
    • in-class slides  dihybrid examples  more on polyploidy
    • note-taking/and study guide
• From hermaphrodites to males and females
  • sex differentiation, self-incompatibility, male sterility
    • in-class slides
    • note-taking/and study guide
• From gene to phenotype
  • genotype, transcription and translation
    • in-class slides
    • study guide
  • regulation; intra- and inter-locus allelic relationships
    • in-class slides
    • study guide
• Genomes of all sizes and architectures
  • chromosomes and linkage
    • in-class slides
    • study guide
    • recombination and cM.xls
  • genome architecture
    • in-class slides
    • study guide
• Inventions and Interventions
  • DNA sequencing and markers
    • in-class slides
    • study guide
  • transformation and gene editing
    • in-class slides
    • study guide
• Complexity and quantitative inheritance
  • quantitative inheritance and quantitative trait loci
    • in-class slides, part 1
    • in-class slides, part 2
    • in-class slides, part 3
    • study guide
• Unique genetic features of plants
  • polyploidy
    • in-class slides
    • study guide

Resources

• Exam keys and resources
• Grading: Grading policies
• Learning outcomes
• Tools: Class resources

links:

• Beaver Genome Project
• Genetics on the WWW
• iPlant Collaborative
• Genetics - Winner of the Science prize for online resources in education
• NCBI education
• OSU - CGRB
• Plant & Soil Sciences eLibrary
• DNA in action

Genetics in the news:

• Agricultural parasite takes control of host plant's genes

• The largest genome of them all? (Paris japonica)

• Suntory Blue Roses

Genome of the week:

• Phytozome - the plant genomics resource