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Tentative Lecture Topics:

Date	Topic	Reading Assignment	Instructor
Mon Aug 29	Introduction History of Agricultural Advances Printable Version (Word)	Lecture Handout (pdf) J. Knight. 2003. A dying breed. Nature. 421:568-570	King
Wed Aug 31	Tissue culture applications; Micropropagation: preservation & variation	Lecture Handout D.C.W. Brown, T.A. Thorpe. 1995. Crop improvement through tissue culture. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 11(4):409-415	King
Fri Sept 2	Mutation breeding Definitions handout	Miller, Waskom, Brick & Chapman. 1991. Transferring in vitro technology to the field. Bio/Technology. 9:143-146.	King
Mon Sept 5	Special breeding considerations: Embryo culture & haploids		King
Wed Sept 7	In vitro hybridization, protoplast fusion	Earle & Sigareva. 1997. Direct transfer of a cold-tolerant ogura male-sterile cytoplasm into cabbage (Brassica oleracea ssp. Capitata) via protoplast fusion. Theor Appl Genet. 94:213-220.	King
Fri Sept 9	Exam 1: 10% of grade		King
Mon Sept 12	Applications of Molecular Markers in Breeding	Thro et al. 2004. Genomics and Plant breeding. Crop Sci. 44:1893-1919	Menz
Wed Sept 14	RFLP, SSR, AFLP, and SNP	Schlotterer.2004. The evolution of mol. Markers. Nature Reviews Genetics 5:63-69	Menz
Fri Sept 16	Construction of a genetic map		Menz
Mon Sept 19	Segregation, Linkage, Recombination		Menz
Wed Sept 21	Mapping major Genes		Menz
Fri Sept 23	MapMaker/ Exp Exercise (Computer Lab)		Menz
Mon Sept 26	QTL analysis: Genetic Models		Menz
Wed Sept 28	QTL analysis: Single Marker Analysis		Menz
Fri Sept 30	QTL Analysis: Interval mapping		Menz
Mon Oct 3	QTL analysis: Composite Interval mapping		Menz
Wed Oct 5	Mapmaker/QTL exercise (Computer lab)		Menz
Fri Oct 7	QTL Cartographer exercise (Computer lab)		Menz
Mon Oct 10	Limitations of QTL analysis. QTL analysis assignment (10% grade)		Menz
Wed Oct 12	Fingerprinting and Haplotyping		Menz
Fri Oct 14	Associative Genetics		Menz
Mon Oct 17	Genetic Diversity		Menz
Wed Oct 19	Marker Assisted Selection		Menz
Fri Oct 21	Gene Pyramiding		Menz
Mon Oct 24	Marker Assisted Backcrosses		Menz
Wed Oct 26	Theoretical and Empirical Results	Ashikari et al. 2005. Cyt okinin Oxidase regulates rice grain production. Science 309:741-745	Menz
Fri Oct 28	Exam 2: 30% of Grade		Menz
Mon Oct 31	Genetic Engineering Introduction: Recombinant DNA Technology		King
Wed Nov 2	Genetic Engineering Introduction: Recombinant DNA Technology	Michael Schroda, Christoph F. Beck and Olivier Vallon. 2002. Sequence elements within an HSP70 promoter counteract transcriptional transgene silencing in Chlamydomonas. The Plant Journal. 31(4): 445-455.	King
Fri Nov 4	Overview of "Biotech Breeding"		King
Mon Nov 7	Overview of Biotech Breeding	(Discussion)	King
Wed Nov 9	Overview of Biotech Breeding		King
Fri Nov 11	Dr. King out of Town (Possible Guest Lecture)		King
Mon Nov 14	Overview of Biotech Breeding: Specific Traits		King
Wed Nov 16	Overview of Biotech Breeding: Specific Traits		King
Fri Nov 18	Overview of Biotech Breeding: Specific Traits		King
Mon Nov 21	Overview of Biotech Breeding: Specific Traits		King
Wed Nov 23			King
Mon Nov 28	Regulatory USDA-APHIS Regulations: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/7cfr340.html	Regulatory Handouts	King
Wed Nov 30	Regulatory Germplasm Selection		King
Fri Dec 2	Exam 3: 30% of grade		King
Mon Dec 5	Review for Final		King/Menz
Mon Dec 12	Comprehensive Final: 20% of grade		King/Menz

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