1. DNA: The Secret of Life By: James Watson
Reading Reflections: Chapter 1 and 2
Introduction to Molecular Genetics

2. Chapter 1: Beginnings of Genetics: From Mendel to Hitler
DNA is the molecule of Inheritance, but we did not always know this fact.
Inheritance is easy to observe
Charles II - Hapsberg lip
Mendel studied inheritance but had no idea that DNA was responsible.

4. Some Review Genome - full set of an organisms DNA
About 3 billion for humans
We have two sets – Why? How?
Genes - sections of DNA that code for proteins
About 20,000 genes for humans
Chromosomes - Subsections of the genome
23 pairs for humans

5. Some Review: Central Dogma of Biology
genotype
phenotype

6. Role of Environment! Nature vs. Nurture
Above spectrum attempts to explain approaches to understand human behavior/thinking (Psychology).

7. Schizophrenia – some data
What do these data imply about the nature v. nurture relationship for schizophrenia?
(Source: Gottesman, 1991)

8. Back to Review: Evolutionary by Natural Selection
Darwin did not know about DNA either!!

9. Artificial Selection
“..in fact the single greatest application of genetics to human well-being was carried out eons ago by anonymous ancient farmers.” (Watson)
~12,000 years ago in the fertile crescent
What are the connections to the Eugenics Movement here?

11. Some crazy and scary eugenics pedigrees

12. Some crazy and scary eugenics pedigrees

13. Some crazy and scary eugenics pedigrees

14. Some crazy and scary eugenics pedigrees

15. Chapter 2: The Double Helix
Biology before the discovery of DNA
Naturalists
Anatomists
Chemists

16. DNA Reading Reflection
Chapter 1
Pick one event or person from this chapter that surprised you.
Write about the historical and scientific entanglements of this person or event.
In your opinion. What was good or bad about the person/event?
Chapter 2
Pick one person (or group of people) from this chapter and describe their contribution to our understanding of DNA.
Include how this person was influenced by other researchers.