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BIOL 416 A: Molecular Genetics of Plant Development

Autumn 2025
Meeting:
WF 12:00pm - 1:20pm
SLN:
11758
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

You can find our syllabus on Welcome to Biol416 - Syllabus. Here I show our schedule.

Schedule:

Week

Date

 

1

24 Sept

Lecture and discussion: Course Introduction; Why study plants? Case Study: Domestication and Floral Development

26 Sept

Lecture and discussion: Genetics and Mutagenesis, Case Study: Domestication and Floral Development

2

1 Oct

Lecture and discussion: Genetics and Mutagenesis, Case Study: Domestication and Floral Development

3 Oct

Lecture and discussion: Genetics and Mutagenesis, Case Study: Domestication and Floral Development Continued 

3

8 Oct

Lecture and discussion: Genetics and Mutagenesis, Case Study: Domestication and Floral Development Continued

10 Oct

Greenhouse tour (meet at the LSB greenhouse)

4

15 Oct

Lecture and discussion: Genetics and Mutagenesis, Case Study: Domestication and Floral Development Continued

17 Oct

Lecture and discussion: Genetic Engineering of Plants, Genetic problems: Forward vs. Reverse Genetics

5

22 Oct

 Lecture and discussion: Plant Hormones (asynchronous)

24 Oct

Group presentation

6

29 Oct

 Lecture and discussion: New Findings in Plant Hormones

31 Oct

 Lecture and discussion: New Findings in Plant Hormones

7

5 Nov

 Lecture and discussion: New Findings in Plant Hormones

7 Nov

Lecture and discussion: New Findings in Plant Hormones

8

12 Nov

 Lecture and discussion: Photomorphogenesis

14 Nov

Lecture and discussion: New Findings in Plotomorphogenesis

9

19 Nov

Lecture and discussion: New Findings in Plotomorphogenesis

21 Nov

 Lecture and discussion: New Findings in Plotomorphogenesis

10

26 Nov

Student individual presentation (1)

28 Nov

Native American Heritage Day (holiday)

 

11

 

3 Dec

Student individual presentation (2)

Review session: what we learned throughout this class 

5 Dec

 Exam

Finals

8/Dec

No exam

 

 

Catalog Description:
Plant growth and development examined in molecular-genetic terms. Covers mutation, dominance, redundancy, epistasis, and key technologies for discovery of gene function as well as embryogenesis, meristem formation, flower development, and other problems in plant development. Prerequisite: BIOL 355 and either GENOME 361, or GENOME 371.
Credits:
3.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
January 30, 2026 - 7:47 am