361 Genetics
Full course for one semester. Basic concepts of genetics, with emphasis on molecular genetics. Topics include DNA structure and replication; RNA structure; transcription; translation; genetic code; mutations and mutagenesis; recombinant DNA technology; genomes; genetics of cancer; principles of gene segregation; genetic analysis of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, including humans; and gene regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prerequisite: Biology 101/102; Chemistry 101/102. Lecture-laboratory.

The two principal goals for students in the course are: (1) Learning important facts and concepts of genetics; (2) Learning how geneticists develop questions and hypotheses for the study of biological phenomena, and how they answer the questions and test the hypotheses experimentally.

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Last Modified Aug 2008
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