Principles of Genetics

Catalog description

This course provides you with an introduction to genetics, with a focus on transmission and molecular genetics. The coursemakes use of bioinformatics to explore gene function and covers pertinent applications of bioinformatics and genetics tomodern biological problems. Topics include chromosome structure and replication, variations and extensions oftransmission genetics, genetic linkage and mapping, regulation of gene expression, epigenetics, genetic mutations, geneticsof cancer, and the principles of genetic engineering.