A study of the principles and development of current concepts of inheritance. Molecular genetics will be stressed, and the course will examine its application to classical Mendelian genetics, cellular differentiation and cancer. The laboratory will emphasize modern molecular biological techniques through exercises using recombinant DNA technology, DNA amplification, molecular cloning, and DNA sequencing. 3 lecture hours and one 2.5 hour laboratory session weekly. (every spring)
Prerequisites
Grades of “C” or higher in BIO 104, BIO 202 and CHEM 201