Mar 29, 2024  
2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIO 442 - Advanced Genetics

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: BIO 333 or permission of instructor
A historical perspective of the concepts leading to the present theory of gene structure and function. The rigorous experimental evidence supporting this synthesis is reviewed by extensive reading and discussion of original publications. Particular emphasis is placed on papers published since 1940 and having direct bearing in elucidating the structure and function of the gene.