The goal of this course is to learn how genetic logic helps us understand biology. We will think about organisms as the result of information passed each generation from parent to offspring. We will apply genetic principles to all of biology-from interactions between molecules and cells, to organismal traits, to evolutionary change in populations. We will also explore the many uses of genetic information. We will learn how genetic patterns in the real world can help us conserve species or trace how diseases spread. We will also see how manipulating genetic information can help us reveal gene function and engineer useful traits into organisms. Genetics has a strong emphasis on problem solving, probability, and statistics.
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