Teaching
Genetics: Biol 212 (3) Dr. Agnes Ayme-Southgate The basics of the science of heredity. The course encompasses Mendelian genetics, the molecular basis of inheritance, changes in chromosome number and structure, gene mapping, mutations and population genetics. Population and quantitative genetic approaches are applied to clarify the understanding of evolution. Prerequisites: BIOL 111/111L, BIOL 112/112L. Syllabus and lecture materials for Biol212 can be accessed on the College of Charleston WebCT site. Embryology: Biol 322 (4) Dr. Agnes Ayme-Southgate Dr. Richard Southgate Comparative gametogenesis, fertilization, and embryology of the vertebrates. Organogenesis in frog, chick, and pig embryos studies in detail. Lectures - 3 hours per week; laboratory - 3 hours per week. Prerequisites: Biology 111/111L, 112/112L or equivalents Syllabus and lecture materials for Biol322 can be accessed on the College of Charleston WebCT site. Variegated corn kernels led Barbara McClintock to the concept of movable, transposable DNA elements. These have now been shown to be present in all examined genomes from bacterium to man. The vertebrate pax6 gene is a master switch regulatory gene for eye development, like its Drosophila homolog, eyeless.