Human Heredity

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The study of human heredity involves the application of transmission genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and evolutionary genetics to issues involving our species. A basic knowledge of Mendelian genetics and its extensions, cell structure and nuclear division, DNA structure and function, protein structure and function, and population genetic processes will be assumed. This course will discuss topics such as pedigree analysis and quantitative genetics as well as human cancer genetics and chromosomal aberrations. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BIOL 151 - General Biology I (C) [SGR #6, HSDC] and BIOL 153 - General Biology II (C) [SGR #6, HSDC]