A. Basic information and methods in plant genetics (8 lectures)
1. Plant genomes and genomics (Haughn; 1 lecture)
2. Classical and molecular genetics: mutants; gene mapping, cloning and molecular analysis (Haughn, Kunst; 4 lectures)
3. Gene transfer in plants (Kunst; 1 lecture)
4. Reverse genetics (Zhang; 2 lectures)
B. Topics in plant genetics (28 lectures)
1. Biochemistry and metabolism (Kunst; 8 lectures)
2. Development (Haughn; 9 lectures)
3. Plant-Pathogen Interactions (Zhang; 11 lectures)
Lecture 1 Genomics
Lecture 2 Mutants
Lecture 3,4 Cloning
Answers to Genetic Analysis Problems
Solution Part 3
Solution Part 4
Solution Part 5
Lecture 5 Information from a cloned gene
Analysis of cloned gene-problem
Lecture 6 Transformation
Lecture 7-8. Reverse genetics ppt presentation
Reverse genetics problem answer key
Lecture 9-10 Lipid structure and FA biosynthesis ppt presentation
Lecture 10 VLCFA Biosynthesis ppt presentation
Lecture 11 VLCFA Biosynthesis 2 ppt presentation
Lecture 12-13 Glycerolipid Synthesis
Lecture 14-16 Fatty acid unsaturation
Lecture 17 Angiosperm Shoots ppt presentation
Lecture 18-19 Floral homeotic mutants
Lecture 20 Writing a Proposal on Testing the ABC Model of Floral Organ Identity
Lecture 21 Testing the ABC model-double mutants
Lecture 22 Cloning the ABC genes
Lecture 23 Analysis of Class A and C genes
Lecture 24 Analysis of Class B genes
Lecture 25 The Role of the SUPERMAN Gene
Reading Assignments on flowering Review 1 Review 2
Lecture 26-27 Genetic Analysis of Plant Pathogen Interaction
Lecture 28-29 Postive Regulators downstream of SA ppt
Transcript for lecture 28-29
Lecture 30-32
Regulation of SA biosynthesis Part 1 ppt
Regulation of SA biosynthesis Part 1 transcript
Regulation of SA biosynthesis Part 2 ppt
Regulation of SA biosynthesis Part 2 transcript
Lecture 33-34
NPR1 paralogs ppt
NPR1 paralogs transcript
Lecture 35-36
NPR1 independent immunity ppt
NPR1 independent immunity transcript
Lecture 37 Review
Lecture cancelled Debate