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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BIOL 321 - Genetics


Description:
A lecture and laboratory course in the basic principles of heredity of plants and animals. Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: BIOL 183 or BIOL 220 and either BIOL 213 or CHEM 332 and CHEM 332LAB.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Develop problem solving skills and ability to identify and clarify a problem, gather and evaluate information, consider alternatives, and improve problem solving effectiveness.
  • Think critically about the scientific, ethical, and economic ramifications of genetic information and the role of genetics in modern society
  • Compare and contrast structure and function of DNA, genes, and chromosomes.
  • Analyze and evaluate data for Mendelian patterns of inheritance, heredity, and genetic extensions.
  • Apply knowledge of cellular processes including cell cycle, mitosis, and meiosis to genetics.
  • Infer relationships between genotype and phenotype based on conceptual and mechanistic details of DNA replication, gene regulation, and gene expression
  • Use concepts of DNA technology and analyze and evaluate its scientific and ethical application to science and society.
  • Determine how DNA mutation and repair and associated mechanisms are involved in loss of genetic control and disease.
  • Construct a scientific argument and defend an advocacy position.
  • Reflect on problem solving  effectiveness and revise thinking process.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/21/11



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