Genetics

Catalog description

This course will study the basic concepts in classical and molecular genetics. Topics include Mendelian inheritance and its variations, linkage, chromosomes, gene mapping, bacterial and viral genetics, extranuclear inheritance, DNA structure and replication, mutation, DNA repair, recombinant DNA technology, genetic code, and gene expression/regulation. Laboratory exercises illustrate principles of inheritance in various biological systems and provide hands-on experience with several recombinant DNA techniques. Three hours lecture/discussion and three hours laboratory per week.