Genetics
Topics Offered:
- Mendelian Genetics: Segregation and Independent Assortment
- Chromosomes and Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis
- Mendel Revisited: Exceptions and Extensions
- Linkage and Gene Mapping
- DNA Structure and Replication
- Mutations and the Nature of the Gene
- Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis
- Recombinant DNA and its Applications
- The Eukaryotic Chromosome
- Large-scale Chromosome Aberrations
- The Bacterial Chromosome: Mapping and Recombination in Prokaryotes
- Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
- Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
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The science of genetics is arguably one of the most rapidly advancing and exciting fields of biology. In approximately 150 years, scientists have made a journey from knowing virtually nothing about the way in which information is transmitted to the unbelievably advanced and comprehensive knowledge we possess today about genetic processes at the molecular level. Almost every aspect of biology has been transformed by these discoveries, and major advances in biotechnology and medicine have been made concurrently.
General Genetics is a course designed for science majors, and examines all of the major aspects of biological information. Beginning with the discoveries of Mendel in the late 1800's, the course follows through to the exciting discoveries of the present.
Major topics to be explored include:
- Mendelian Genetics and applications of the rules of probability
- Classical Genetics, including the chromosome theory of inheritance
- Cell division processes (mitosis and meiosis)
- Gene mapping and linkage
- DNA structure and replication
- Mutations and the nature of the gene
- Gene expression and protein synthesis
- Recombinant DNA and its applications
- Chromosome structure and aberrations
- Gene regulation
- And several other topics!
Genetics is an intense course and one of a few biology courses that requires detailed problem solving and good math and analytical skills. It is required for the biology major at many institutions, and highly recommended for those pursuing entrance to Medical School. This makes it quite a challenging study, but a rewarding one as well!
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