BIO 109B - The Human Genome and Disease:Genetic Diversity and Personalized Medicine

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Stanford University

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(Same as BIO 209B.) Continuation of 109A/209A. Genetic drift: the path of human predecessors out of Africa to Europe and then either through Asia to Australia or through northern Russia to Alaska down to the W. Coast of the Americas. Support for this idea through the histocompatibility genes and genetic sequences that predispose people to diseases. Guest lectures from academia and pharmaceutical companies. Prerequisite: Biology or Human Biology core. GER:DBNatSci 3 units, Spr (Heller, R)

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.stanford.edu/

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(650) 723-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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