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Evolutionary Genetics
Homework Assignments
January 3, 2012 – January 21, 2012
(The homework is for the night assigned and due the next day unless otherwise noted)
Day/Date
Week 1
Chester Class Period 4
STILL ON VACATION! 
Reviewed Final.
Read the Preface and Chapter 1 of Ken Miller’s,
Finding Darwin’s God. Here are some
questions to consider as we go forward.
1. In the preface, Miller quotes one of Darwin’s
three epitaphs to his most famous book, On
the Origin of Species (page xii). Do you agree
with Darwin that man can never be too wellstudied in the book of God’s Word and the
book of God’s works, or in other words the
study of religion and science? Why or why
not?
1/2/2012
2. Do you believe that people who do believe in
science to its fullest extent (ie- they believe in
the whole theory of evolution, macro and
micro) must water down any other religious
or philosophical beliefs they may have in
order to fully embrace scientific theories?
Why or why not?
3. In Chapter 1, Miller lays out Darwin’s four
main building blocks within the theory of
evolution. What are they?
4. In the last few pages of Chapter 1, Miller
quotes three scientists, E.O. Wilson, Richard
Dawkins (we will read one of his books this
spring) and Charles Williams. What are your
thoughts on these three quotes about the
interplay between science and religion?
1/3/2012
Day 2
5. In Chapter 2, Miller says, “science is founded
on the proposition that everything we think
we know about the natural world can, in
principle, be rejected if it does not meet the
test of observation and experiment.” Why is
this founding scientific principle so very
important to the success of the field of
science? What should this mean to the
average “joe” out there when critically
considering new findings as reported in the
everyday media?
6. What three atoms does Miller specifically talk
about during his narrative about the sun?
How does the sun produce its heat, and how
does all of this relate to a hydrogen bomb?
7. How does Miller compare trash that collects
in landfills to fossils? What can each tell us
about the past?
8. Explain the geological principle of faunal
succession.
9. Give an example from Chapter 2 that
illustrates how mutations can and have
benefitted an organism and increased its
likelihood for survival.
10. Evolutionary theory has invoked a lot of
intellectual conflict. The field of science
welcomes this conflict because, as Miller
states, “intellectual conflict, even on a
personal level, is good for science because it
motivates individual scientists to test their
ideas and those of their competitors in the
crucibles of experiment and observation.” As
we continue our reading of Finding Darwin’s
God, one of the main purposes is to challenge
each of us to define our own world view in a
deeper way. Can you articulate any areas
where you foresee being challenged
intellectually as we read this book? If your
answer is no, what do you hope to gain from
this reading (because no one wants to waste
their time)?
DROP DAY
1/4/2012
1/5/2012
Day 3
Day 4
Define boldface terms: Cytologist, Barbara
McClintock, transposable elements, Ac
(Activator), Ds (Dissociation),Genetic Cross,
transposase, DNA Binding Protein, terminal
inverted repeats (TIRs), autonomous
element, nonautonomous element, gene
excision, gene insertion.
1/6/2012
Day 5
Finished up class lecture on Transposable
Elements. You should have read and taken
good notes on pages 26-31 in the background
section of your course notebook and have good
notes with the corresponding power point. Read
pages 32-38 about our upcoming experiment
and answer the following questions:
1. From which organisms will we use either
DNA, genes or other resources to
conduct our experiment?
2. What is GFP and why is it necessary to
use it in this experiment?
3. What is a plasmid, and how is it used to
help engineer the plants used in our
experiment?
List a use where plasmids facilitate science,
medicine, and/or day-to-day survival needs?
Day/Date
Week 2
Chester Class Period 4
1/9/2012
Day 2
On pages 37-38, familiarize yourself with the six
DNA constructs (A-E), and in your lab notebook,
write out in your own words how each
construct is made and what its phenotype should
be under UV light.
1/10/2012
Day 3
Drop Day
1/11/2012
Day 4
Long Period
1/12/2012
Day 5
1/13/2012
Day 1
You need to keep up with laboratory protocols in
your notebook. We did the DAY ONE protocol
today, and we will complete the DAY TWO
protocol tomorrow, which will mean we will have
completed our extraction and isolation of
Arabidopsis Thaliana by the end of the day
tomorrow! We will also pour gels tomorrow so
that we can run them out on Friday and see if we
have good DNA to go forward with our PCR at
some point next week.
Finish Extraction and Isolation. Do DNA
Dilutions if there is time! Pour gels for tomorrow.
Please make sure to write some notes in your
lab notebooks about the overall goal of this
experiment so that I can tell that you know what
we are trying to accomplish by doing this
experiment . . .as part of your grade will be given
based on my assessment of your understanding
of what we are doing.
Run genomic DNA. Make sure to add LOADING
DYE before loading gels!!! (to make sure we
have some before we set up PCR next week)
Day/Date
Week 3
Chester Class Period 4
MLK Holiday
1/17/2011
1/19/2011
Day 4
Day 5
Long Period
1/20/2011
Day 1
Analyze Genomic DNA Pictures. Prepare for
DNA Dilutions and PCR set up.
Guest Speakers – Dr. Chris Franklin and Dr.
Paul Schliekelman, UGA Statistics Department
Finish Transgenics Lecture.
For homework, please write a paragraph
explaining in your own words how the
various DNA constructs for this experiment
were made. Also, explain why a given DNA
construct (ie – genotype) will present a
particular phenotype. How will we know
when we run our PCR which plant is which
based on the results of the gels?
1/21/2011
Day 2
Do DNA Dilutions and set up PCR.
Day/Date
Week 4
Chester Class Period 4
1/24/2011
Day 4
1/25/2011
Day 5
1/26/2011
Day 1
1/27/2011
Day 2
1/28/2011
Day 3
DROP DAY
Day/Date
Week 5
Chester Class Period 4
1/31/2011
Day 5
2/1/2011
Day 1
2/2/2011
Day 2
Long Period
2/3/2011
Day 3
Drop Day
2/4/2011
Day 4
Day/Date
Week 1
2/8/2011
Day 1
2/9/2011
Day 2
Long Period
2/10/2011
Day 3
Drop Day
1/18/2011
Chester Class Period 4
2/11/2011
Day 4
2/12/2011
Day 5
Day/Date
Week 2
2/15/2011
Day 2
2/16/2011
Day 3
Drop Day
2/17/2011
Day 4
Long Period
2/18/2011
Day 5
2/19/2011
Day 1
Day/Date
Week 3
2/22/2011
Day 3
2/23/2011
Day 4
2/24/2011
Day 5
2/25/2011
Day 1
2/26/2011
Day 2
Day/Date
Week 4
3/1/2011
Day 4
3/2/2011
Day 5
Chester Class Period 4
Chester Class Period 4
Drop Day
Long Period – Possible Greenhouse Field
Trip
Chester Class Period 4
US Conference Day
3/3/2011
3/4/2011
Day 2
Long Period
3/5/2011
Day 3
Drop Day
Day/Date
Spring
Break
Chester Class Period 4
3/8/2010 –
3/12/2010
Have a fabulous Spring Break! 
Day/Date
Week 5
3/15/2010
Day 5
3/16/2010
Day 1
3/17/2010
Day 2
Chester Class Period 4
Long Period
Drop Day
3/18/2010
Day 3
3/19/2010
Day 4
Day/Date
Week 1
3/22/2010
Day 1
3/23/2010
Day 2
Long Period
3/24/2010
Day 3
Drop Day
3/25/2010
Day 4
3/26/2010
Day 5
Day/Date
Week 2
3/29/2010
Day 2
3/30/2010
Day 3
Drop Day
3/31/2010
Long Period
4/1/2010
Day 4
Student
Holiday
4/2/2010
School Holiday
Day/Date
Week 3
4/5/2010
Day 3
4/6/2010
Day 4
4/7/2010
Day 5
4/8/2010
Day 1
4/9/2010
Day 2
Day/Date
Week 4
4/12/2010
Day 4
4/13/2010
Day 5
4/14/2010
Day 1
4/15/2010
Day 2
Long Period
4/16/2010
Day 3
Day/Date
Week 5
Drop Day
Chester Class Period 4
Chester Class Period 4
Chester Class Period 4
Enjoy the Holiday! 
Chester Class Period 4
Drop Day
Long Period
Chester Class Period 4
4/19/2010
Day 5
4/20/2010
4/21/2010
Day 1
Day 2
Altered
Schedule
Cum Laude
4/22/2010
Day 3
Drop Day
4/23/2010
Day 4
Day/Date
Week 1
4/26/2010
Day 1
4/27/2010
Day 2
Long Period
4/28/2010
Day 3
Drop Day
4/29/2010
Day 4
4/30/2010
Day 5
Day/Date
Week 2
5/3/2010
Day 2
5/4/2010
Day 3
Drop Day
5/5/2010
Day 4
5/6/2010
Day 5
5/7/2010
Day 1
Long Period
Will have several students absent this day for
AP study
AP US History Final – several students will be
absent
Day/Date
Week 3
5/10/2010
Day 3
Chester Class Period 4
Drop Day
5/11/2010
5/12/2010
Day 4
Day 5
Altered
Schedule
Senior Exit Chapel/BBQ Boogie
5/13/2010
Day 1
5/14/2010
Day 2
Day/Date
Week 4
5/17/2010
Day 4
Chester Class Period 4
Chester Class Period 4
Chester Class Period 4
5/18/2010
5/19/2010
5/20/2010
Day 5
Day 1
Altered
Schedule
Activities Awards Assembly
Long Period
5/21/2010
Day 2
US Review
Day
Day/Date
Exams
Chester Class Period 4
5/24/2010
US Review
Day
5/25/2010
Final Exams
5/26/2010
Final Exams
5/27/2010
Final Exams
5/28/2010
Final Exams
Honors Day