2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

BI 335 Topics in Genetics

This seminar course will both expand and deepen students' knowledge of genetics while exploring hot topics such as gene therapy, DNA as a digital information storage molecule, complex genetic disorders, DNA circuits, synthetic genomes, genome wide association studies, metabolomics, DNA bar-coding, genome-based medicine, DNA-based treatments, RNAi, epigenetics, conservation genetics, and controversial genetic ethics topics such as gene doping, etc.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BI 201/BI 203 Genetics & Evolution: Organisms to Populations with Lab