Molecular Biology I-Genes and Genetics Molecular Biology I

Life cycles and meiosis. Mendelian inheritance. Population genetics. Chromosomal and molecular basis of inheritance. Flow of genetic information. Determining structure and function of genes. Mutation and DNA repair systems. Genetic basis of disease, DNA technology, typing and population genetics. Introduction to genomics and epigenetics. Prerequisites: BI 210L, BI 216 and BI 216L (Biology majors). Offered in the fall semester. Cross-listed with BC 307.