Course Listing For GENE

GENE(BIOL) 3000. Evolutionary Biology. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: EVOL BIOLOGY.
Not open to students with credit in GENE(BIOL) 4600/6600.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
An introduction to biological evolution, from the level of genes to populations to species.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE(BIOL) 3000H. Honors Seminar in Evolutionary Biology. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: HONORS EVOL SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3000.
Supplementary discussion of topics in evolutionary biology, including microevolution and macroevolution.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE(BIOL) 3200. Genetics. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: GENETICS.
Prerequisite or corequisite: [BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108-1108L] and [BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010].
Genetic mechanisms in viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic cells in a comparative sense. Topics include molecular genetics and gene action, transfer systems and mapping, cytological, quantitative, and population genetics.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE(BIOL) 3200H. Genetics. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: GENETICS.
Prerequisite or corequisite: [(BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L] and [BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010] and GENE(BIOL)3200.
Genetic mechanisms in viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic cells in a comparative sense. Topics include molecular genetics and gene action, transfer systems and mapping, cytological, quantitative, and population genetics. Seminar focusing on the scientific literature relevant to genetics, and discussions of topics in genetics.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE(BIOL) 3210L. Experimental Genetics. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: EXP GENETICS.
Not open to students with credit in GENE(BIOL) 3210.
Prerequisite or corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
A laboratory course that emphasizes eukaryotic genetics. Students will carry out experiments in classical transmission genetics as well as modern molecular genetics.
Offered fall semester every year.

(GENE)BCMB 3433. Biology for Medicine. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOL FOR MEDICINE.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L or BIOL 2107H-2107L.
Selected topics in biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and biotechnology involved in modern medicine. Includes cloning, stem cells, endocrinology, human genetics, gene testing, and human population genetics. Bioethical issues will also be discussed. Both formal lectures and discussion sessions will be utilized and students will write short essays on selected topics.
Non-traditional format: Will include lectures, discussion groups, and seminars. There will be ten hours in discussions/seminars per week for three weeks, accompanying ten lectures per week. This course, designed for the Maymester, will be taught at the UGA facility in Cortona, Italy.
Offered summer semester every year.

GENE 4000/6000. Advanced Evolutionary Biology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV EVOL BIOL.
Undergraduate prerequisite: [GENE(BIOL) 3000 and (MATH 2200 or MATH 2300H)] or permission of department.
An advanced course on evolutionary processes and their genetic basis. The course will introduce students to theoretical and experimental approaches to the study of population genetics, quantitative genetics, evolutionary ecology, and molecular evolution.
Offered fall semester every year.

GENE 4050. Behavior Genetics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BEHAVIOR GENETICS.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of department.
Interdisciplinary field combining behavioral sciences and genetics to study roles of the genes and other factors involved in a variety of complex behaviors of humans and animals. Topics include principles and methodologies of quantitative behavior genetics; nature, nurture, behavior and evolution; neurogenetics; cognitive disabilities, personality disorders, psychopathology; and culture.
Offered spring semester every year.

(GENE)ECOL 4060/6060-4060L/6060L. Ornithology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ORNITHOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L.
Identification, classification, life histories, evolution, and behavior of birds, with an emphasis on Georgia species.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

GENE 4070. Evolutionary Medicine. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: EVOL MEDICINE.
Prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3000 and GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Evolutionary theory explains not only why the body functions, but also why it fails. Examination of how natural selection has shaped a range of human traits and diseases, touching on such topics as reproduction, mating behavior, infection, obesity, cancer, mental illness, and aging.
Non-traditional format: Each week one class will be devoted to a lecture presentation on that week's topic. The second class will consist of a discussion of primary literature.
Offered fall semester every year.

GENE 4200/6200. Advanced Genetics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV GENETICS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200 or PGEN 3580.
Six model organisms are studied in-depth to understand how their special genetic properties have been used to solve problems in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology.
Offered fall semester every year.

GENE(BIOL) 4210L. Molecular Genetics Laboratory. 4 hours. 9 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MOL GN LAB.
Prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Lab exercises acquainting students with a variety of techniques relevant to modern molecular genetics. These include transposon and site directed mutagenesis, DNA isolation, restriction digests and gels, PCR, and other techniques.
Offered spring semester every year.

GENE 4220L. Bioinformatics and Modeling Laboratory. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: BIOINFORMATICS LAB.
Prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Modeling of DNA molecules and their interactions, gene and genome databases, annotation pipelines, the human genome and genetic disorders, ethical considerations or genomics, microarray analyses, proteomics, protein interactions, and modeling of gene networks.
Offered every year.

GENE 4230L. Evolutionary Biology Laboratory. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: EVOL BIOL LAB.
Prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3000.
A laboratory course to acquaint students with experimental, computational, and comparative methods used to study evolutionary biology. Exercises will include lab-based organismal and molecular experiments using plant, animal, and microbial model systems, computer simulations, and studies of natural populations.
Offered fall semester every year.

(GENE)(PATH)PBIO 4510/6510. Genome Evolution Across the Tree of Life. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GENOME EVOLUTION.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Survey of the wealth of information arising from genomic research conducted on diverse species across the tree of life. Students will explore the evolutionary diversification of genomes in phylogenetically remote organisms and refine critical thinking and technical writing skills through analysis of publications drawn from the recent literature.

GENE(PATH)(PBIO) 4800L/6800L. Ecological Genetics of Invasive Species. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INVASIVE SPECIES.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department and BIOL 1108-1108L.
Graduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Evolutionary and ecological concepts as applied to invasive species, including the evolutionary changes that occur when species colonize new geographical areas and on the evolutionary responses of native species to invasion. The laboratory focuses on genetic and ecological methods applicable to field studies of invasive species.
Offered spring semester every year.

GENE(PATH)(PBIO) 4810L/6810L. Field Studies in Ecological Genetics. 4 hours. 1 hour lecture and 40 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: FIELD ECOL GEN.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GENE(PBIO) 4800L and permission of department.
Graduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
A field course in the study of invasive species. Students travel to field sites to study invasive species in their native habitats and invasive species where they are colonizing new geographical areas.
Offered summer semester every year.

GENE 4950. Senior Seminar in Genetics. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SENIOR SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
Undergraduate senior seminar class in Genetics.
Non-traditional format: Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE 4960. Directed Reading and/or Projects. 2-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIRECTED READING.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 4960H. Honors Readings Genetics. 2-4 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS READINGS GN.
Not open to students with credit in GENE 4960.
Prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200 and permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or research projects under the direction of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 4970H. Directed Readings and/or Projects (Honors). 4 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS READINGS GN.
Prerequisite: GENE 4960H and permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or research projects under the direction of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 4980H. Directed Readings and/or Projects (Honors). 4 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS READINGS GN.
Prerequisite: GENE 4970H and permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or research projects under the direction of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 4990H. Honors Thesis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS THESIS.
Prerequisite: GENE 4970H and permission of Honors.
Thesis describing research performed in faculty laboratory.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 7000. Master's Research. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 7360. Teaching Internship in Genetics. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Oasis Title: TEACH GENETICS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Classroom teaching experience in undergraduate courses for senior graduate students under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 8000. Introduction to Research in Genetics. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO TO GENETICS.
An inquiry-based course designed to introduce first-year graduate students to the research conducted by faculty in Genetics.
Offered fall semester every year.

GENE 8070. Research Seminar in Population, Evolutionary, and Molecular Genetics. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: POPU EVOL & MOLE GN.
Seminar focused on current research in population, evolutionary, and molecular genetics.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 8080. Current Literature In Population, Evolutionary, and Molecular Genetics. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Oasis Title: POPU EVOL & MOLE GN.
Journal Club examining the current literature on selected topics in population, evolutionary, and molecular genetics.
Not offered on a regular basis.

(GENE)BCMB 8120. Advanced Topics in Gene Expression. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: GENE EXPRESSION.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8010 or permission of department.
Regulation of gene expression at the post-transcriptional and post-translational levels.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

GENE 8150. Fundamentals of Evolutionary Genetics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FUN EVOL GENETICS.
Not open to students with credit in GENE 8120 or GENE 8130.
Prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
An introduction to evolutionary genetics combining both mathematical theory and experimental and field research and covering the basics of population genetics, evolutionary ecology, quantitative genetics, and molecular evolution.
Offered fall semester every year.

GENE 8400. Ecological Genetics. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: ECOLOGICAL GENETICS.
Prerequisite: GENE 4000/6000 or permission of department.
Ecological genetics lies at the interface of genetics, ecology, and evolution. Concepts in population and quantitative genetics, including measuring selection on phenotypic traits, with a focus on methods applicable to field studies of ecologically important characters will be covered.

GENE 8410. Speciation and Hybridization. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: SPECIATION.
Prerequisite: GENE 4000/6000 or permission of department.
In his signature book, Darwin wrote that the "origin of species" was "that mystery of mysteries." In this course, we explore classical and recent literature on what species are and how they arise.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

GENE 8420. Molecular Ecology. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: MOLECULAR ECOLOGY.
Prerequisite: GENE 4000/6000 or permission of department.
Introduction to coalescent theory, with a focus on how genetic data can reflect demographic processes. The goal of this course is an integrative overview of how field and genetic studies complement each other for describing the distribution and abundance of organisms.

GENE 8430. Gene Dispersal. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: GENE DISPERSAL.
Prerequisite: GENE 4000/6000 or PBIO 6720-6720L or permission of department.
Introduction to literature in the field of gene dispersal, including genetic structure, gene flow, mating patterns, extinction and colonization, with applications to conservation biology. There will be an emphasis on the use and interpretation of estimation procedures developed to measure these processes.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

GENE 8500. Research Methods in Population Biology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: RES METHODS POP GN.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Methods of data analysis and modeling techniques used in Genetics research.
Offered fall semester every year.

GENE 8600. Genetics Seminar. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: GENETICS SEMINAR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Seminars emphasizing advances in genetics, molecular genetics, and molecular biology.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE 8650. Responsible Science. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: RESPONSIBLE SCIENCE.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The course is designed for first year graduate students on how to conduct scientific research responsibly.
Offered every year.

GENE 8700. Current Topics in Evolutionary Genetics. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: CURRENT EVOLUTION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
As part of its weekly seminar series, the Department of Genetics regularly hosts visiting scholars in evolutionary genetics. In this course, students read and evaluate current literature in evolutionary genetics under the supervision of Genetics faculty and then meet and discuss the manuscript with the visiting scholar.
Non-traditional format: Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE 8830. Advanced Topics in Molecular Genetics. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOP MOL GN.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8020 or GENE 8930 or permission of department.
Genetic regulatory mechanisms, extrachromosomal genetics, molecular aspects of recombination mechanisms, ribosome synthesis and control, plasmic genetics, and cytogenetics.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE 8840. Advanced Topics in Population Genetics. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV TOP POP GN.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Advanced aspects of ecological and population genetics.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE 8880. Seminar in Research Communication. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM RES COMM.
Student seminars on research in progress and research proposals.
Non-traditional format: Seminars in which students present their research to students and faculty. Evaluations will be prepared by attendees on presentation style, slide preparation, data organization, and ability to handle questions.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GENE 8900. Research Techniques in Genetics. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 15 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: RES TECH IN GN.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Techniques employed in genetics research taught by student participation in the research projects of Genetics faculty.
Non-traditional format: Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE(BCMB) 8910. DNA Modeling. 2 hours. 1 hour lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: DNA MODELING.
The building of space filling models to help students understand the structure/function relationships of RNA and DNA. Computer modeling approaches will also be taught.
Offered fall semester every year.

GENE 8920. Nucleic Acids. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: NUCLEIC ACIDS.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8020 or permission of department.
Structure and function of nucleic acids. The isolation, structure, chemical analysis, hybridization, enzymology, and replication of DNA and RNA, nucleic acids enzymes, protein-nucleic acid interactions and recombinant DNA technology.
Offered fall semester every year.

GENE 8930. Advanced Molecular Genetics. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV MOL GN.
Prerequisite: BCMB 8010 or GENE 8920.
The molecular mechanisms of gene action in procaryotes and eucaryotes, including discussions of chromosome structure and replication, mutagenesis and DNA repair, recombination mechanisms, transposition, transcriptions, and translation controls.
Offered spring semester every year.

GENE(BINF) 8940. Applied Genome Analysis. 2 hours. 4 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: APP GENOME ANALYSIS.
Prerequisite: [GENE(BIOL) 3200 and BCMB(BINF) 8210 and BCMB(MIBO)(BINF) 8211] or permission of department.
Hands-on computational application of bioinformatics approaches used in whole genome analyses. Topics will vary slightly, but will include aspects of, genome sequence assembly, automated annotation, large-scale expression studies, proteomics, SNP and comparative genome analysis. Emphasis will be placed on mastery and critical evaluation of the methods used for automated whole genome analyses.
Non-traditional format: This is primarily a computer laboratory class. Analyses will take varying times to master and complete. It is anticipated that some laboratory work will be performed remotely via access to research computers located outside of the instructional laboratory.
Offered spring semester every year.

GENE 8950. Molecular Evolution. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MOLECULAR EVOLUTION.
Prerequisite or corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200.
The facts and theories of molecular evolution. Topics include molecular mechanisms of sequence evolution (nucleotide, protein and genome), transposable elements, phylogenetic analysis, rates of change, neutral evolution, comparative genomics, and tests for selection.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

(GENE)(BCMB)(PATH)PBIO 8960. Genetics of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GENETICS OF FUNGI.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Classical genetics and molecular biology of budding yeast, fission yeast, and model filamentous fungi. Includes life cycle, cell cycle, cytoskeleton, mating types, morphogenesis, pathogenesis, mutant screens, and cloning strategies.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

GENE 8970. Metazoan Genetics. 2 hours.
Oasis Title: METAZOAN GENETICS.
Prerequisite: GENE 8930 or permission of department.
Genetic analysis of multicellular animals. Topics include classical and modern genome mapping strategies, regulation of development of complex organ systems, viral genetics, and immunogenetics.
Offered every even-numbered year.

GENE 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GENE 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.