Irina Makarevitch

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

BIOL

Course Subject

BIOL

Course Number

3050

Course Section

BD

Course Title

Principles of Genetics

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2016

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

BIOL, EXSC, FSCI, HSCI, PHYS

Course Description

Goals: To acquire an understanding of the basic principles of transmission genetics, molecular genetics and population genetics. Students will be able to explain these principles and discuss projects and problems in which these principles are relevant. To gain experience in the practice of science by posing scientific questions, designing experiments or observations to answer these questions and presenting the results of these studies in a public forum. To increase skills in the following areas: Oral and written communication, use of the computer as a scientific tool, functioning as a member of a goal directed team. Content: Mendelian genetics, genetic mapping, cytogenetics and chromosome abnormalities, genetic engineering methods and applications, genomics, gene regulation and developmental genetics, the genetics of cancer, population genetics and microevolution. Taught: Fall term Prerequisites: CHEM 1130 or CHEM 1500 (grade of C- or better) or concurrent registration; BIOL 1820 (grade of C- or better), or consent of the instructor NOTE: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course. Credits: 4

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