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Summer 2012
May 19, 2024 |
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| BIOL 114 - A Human Perspective on Genetics (Gen.Ed. Goal 7) |
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An exploration of the field of genetics from the rediscovery of Mendel's work in 1900 up to the present. Once the fundamentals of the discipline are established, the emphasis is on genetics and its human ramifications. Topics include the efforts to create a DNA blueprint for humans, the prenatal diagnosis of some genetic disorders, the cloning of genes whose products are used as pharmaceuticals, and the ability to alter the genetic properties of important crop plants. No laboratory. This course is not open to Biology majors.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Goal CCC - Calculating Skills, Goal CCC - Reasoning Skills, Goal CCC - Writing Skills, Undergraduate Level Course, G2_Goal 7: Life Science, G3_Goal 7: Life Science Restrictions: May not be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Biology |
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