BIOL 21800 - Genetics And Molecular Biology

The course will cover the principles of classical and molecular genetics. This may include: Mendelian inheritance, linkage, gene interactions, chromosomal aberrations, nucleic acids structure, gene function (replication, transcription and translation), mutation and repair, regulation of gene expression, and genetic engineering. The laboratory section includes experiments in classical and modern genetics and exercises to acquaint the students with basic techniques in genetics and molecular biology.

Preparation for Course
P: BIOL 11700 And BIOL 11900 with grades of C- or better and CHM 11600 or consent of instructor.

Cr. 4.
Hours
Class 3, Lab. 3.
Notes
This course is open only to biology-related science majors. Instructor permission required for non-biology majors.
Student Learning Outcomes
1.   Apply Mendel’s Laws to predict inheritance patterns, including cases where genotype-phenotype relationships are complex.
2.   Explain how chromosomes function as the physical carriers of genetic information and analyze how they provide a physical basis for the rules of inheritance.
3.   Evaluate how DNA replication conserves sequence fidelity and interpret how heritable sequence changes can alter or generate new phenotypes.
4.   Describe the Central Dogma (DNA → RNA → Protein) and analyze how regulation of this process produces phenotypic variation.
5.   Develop research skills in both classic and molecular genetics techniques, as well as critical thinking skills, and writing skills related to the concepts above.