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College Catalog 2022-2023 
    
College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 190 - Genetics


An introduction to the principles of genetics, including patterns of inheritance, structure and function of genetic material, flow of genetic information, and control of gene expression. This course also introduces students to the methodologies used in genetics research, such as gene mapping, gene expression techniques, DNA sequencing, introductory genomics, and gene manipulation. Bioethical and sociocultural issues that emerge from the applications of genetic concepts and methodologies are discussed. Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory each week.

  Offered every semester. (4 Credits)