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Principles of Genetics covers genetics in eukaryotes and prokaryotes, including transmission, molecular, and evolutionary genetics, genetic engineering, and societal issues.
Christopher Tilmann assigned copious prelecture material and expected students to watch past lectures before attending class. He used random attendance quizzes to prevent skipping, and exams comprised 90% of the grade in that term.
EUKARYOTIC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY focuses on basic molecular mechanisms regulating DNA, RNA, and protein metabolism in eukaryotes, including a thesis research project.
Clinical cases in medical genetics covering risk genes, diagnostics, and therapies for disorders like cystic fibrosis, achondroplasia, and Retts syndrome.
Neurogenetics covers the genetic basis of nervous system development, structure, function, and dysfunction, emphasizing research on neurological disorders and genetic methodologies.
The workload included multiple weekly assignments and very long required study guides with many long-form questions, which some students found excessive.
Readings were interesting and helped students expand their knowledge significantly, though specific workload metrics beyond reading assignments were not detailed in the reviews.
General Genetics 2 covers genetic analysis, population genetics, evolution, and quantitative genetics, including mutant screens, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, and complex trait inheritance.
Genetics in the News explores genetics methodologies and current topics to help citizens understand headlines, evaluate credibility, and discuss ethical issues, including how genes influence traits and disease.
Genetics Laboratory provides practical experience in classical and molecular genetic techniques using plants, animals, and fungi, covering topics from gene mapping to PCR and Southern blotting.
Communicating Evolutionary Biology exposes students to diverse contemporary topics through guest lectures on primary research, developing critical thinking and communication skills; the 3-credit version deepens outreach to varied audiences.
Advanced Genetics is a capstone course covering principles of classical and modern genetic analysis via scientific literature readings and group projects.