BACKGROUND READING: Genetic Molecules
• Molecules of Genetics
• Chromosomal DNA and its Packaging in Chromatin Fiber
• DNA, RNA, and the Flow of Genetic Information
• DNA Form & Function
• Transformation of DNA Information Into Functional Molecules
• Amino Acids Are Encoded by Groups of Three Bases

TEACHING MODULES: DNA, Chromosomes, & Gene Expression
• Tour of the basics of molecular genetics
• What can our chromosomes tell us?
• Match chromosomes in a karyotype
• Have Your DNA and Eat It, too!
• From Genes to Protein
• Reading DNA
• Mutate the Sentence

BACKGROUND READINGS: Classical Genetics
• Classical Genetics
• Inheritance Patterns of Individual Genes
• Sex Chromosomes and Sex-Linked Inheritance
• Chi-Square Test

RESEARCH TOPICS
• DNA analysis of environmental microorganisms
• Research Survey (.doc)

Edwin Wong, Ph.D.
Dept. of Biology, WCSU
203-837-9403
wonge@wcsu.edu

RESEARCH
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• courses taught