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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIO 442 - Advanced Genetics

3 credits
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.