BIOL 244 - Genetics and Genomics

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

From understanding the role of a single gene in a single organism to understanding how species evolve, the field of genomics provides a lens for studying biology at all scales. In this course we develop a foundational understanding of genetics concepts and processes, and then deploy this foundation to probe some of the hottest questions in genomics. How do genomes evolve? What makes us human? How can we combat emerging diseases? In the lab component, students learn molecular biology and bioinformatics techniques, design and engineer a synthetic bio-machine from standard genomic parts, and use genomic approaches to understand how organisms interact with the environment. Jodi Schwarz.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 108.

Students can take only one of BIOL 238, BIOL 244, or BIOL 248.

Three 50-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.

Course Format: CLS