Genetics with Laboratory ((4 Credits))

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This is an introductory course in Genetics for biology majors. The course follows a lecture/laboratory format to cover traditional topics in transmission genetics, gene mapping, molecular genetics, the organization of viral, prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes, regulation of gene expression, recombinant DNA technology, and population genetics. The laboratory places emphasis on techniques and instrumentation used in recombinant DNA technology, as well as other techniques that are used to investigate the structure, function, and transmission of inheritable information.