Epigenetics

Catalog description

This course will explore how lifestyle and environmental factors impact health by altering gene function. Students will examine the molecular mechanisms behind epigenetic regulation and learn how behaviors such as diet, stress, and exposure to environmental toxins can affect gene expression and the inheritance of these alterations. This course will introduce students to the topic of epigenetics and epigenetic inheritance and will cover how various lifestyle factors influence health and disease at the molecular level. Prerequisite: BIO 233