BI 361 - Genetics

Institution:

Alverno College

Subject:

Description:

Prereq. BI 251; one additional 200- or 300-level BI course - The student applies qualitative and quantitative analytic skills to understand how biological traits are determined in an individual, and how they are inherited from generation to generation. She explores the nature of genes as abstract pieces of information, as physical elements of the cell's chromosomes, and as chemical sequences of a DNA molecule. The class surveys the diversity of genetic systems among living things, with special attention to problems of human heredity.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alverno.edu

Phone Number:

(414) 382-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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