BIOL 211 Principles of Genetics

This course provides a thorough major's level introduction to genetics and heredity. It will cover the fundamentals of genetic information, its transmission from parents to offspring [heredity], its phenotypic and molecular expression in cells and organisms, replication and repair of genetic material within a cell, and its population impacts. Also included are the modern techniques of genetics including: gene mapping, cloning, genome manipulation and mutation. Knowledge of species' genomes, their genes, their inheritance, and how genes impact individuals and/or populations has rapidly become an integral part of almost every aspect of biology. From public health to ecology - genetics touches all.

Prerequisites

• BIOL 111: General Biology I and MATH 115: College Algebra
• or BIOL 111: General Biology I and MATH 120: Precalculus

Special information

First day attendance is mandatory.