Genetics and Genomics

Catalog description

This course addresses transmission genetics, molecular genetics, and evolutionary genetics. The aim is to provide a clear, comprehensive, rigorous, and balanced introduction to genetics and genomics. The course covers three important aspects of genetics. The first aspect is that genetics is a body of knowledge pertaining to genetics transmission, function, and mutation; the second is that genetics is an experimental approach for the study of biological processes, such as development and behavior; the third is genes and the human genome are translated and regulated by transcription factors. This course combines textbook knowledge with recent published developments and the work of the instructor. It prepares students to successfully enter and master experimental research.