BIOL 240 - Genetics

5 credit hours

Introduction to the principles of inheritance with an emphasis on the transmission of genetic information from one generation to the next. Topics include Mendelian and non Mendelian inheritance, dominance, linkage, gene interactions, sex determination and sex linkage, polygenic inheritance, human medical genetics, maternal effects and molecular biology. Prerequisites: BIOL 161/171, 162/172, 163/173 (all with C- or better), or instructor permission. (fall, winter, spring)