BIO 250 - Genetics

Min Credits: 4

This course is an introduction to genetics for natural science and lab science majors. It includes the nature of genetic materials, transmission and patterns of inheritance, molecular biology of gene function, gene expression and regulation, genetic variation, evolution and population genetics, methods of comparative genetics and tools used by geneticists. The bioethical concerns surrounding modern DNA technology are discussed throughout the course.

Lecture: 3 Lab: 2
Prerequisite(s): BIO 201 with a grade of “C” or better