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2023-2024 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIO 401 - Genomics

Credits 4
Lecture / 4 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: BIO 210, 234 & 333; Biology majors only or permission of the instructor
Content, organization, function, and evolution of whole genomes. The course examines familiar genetics concepts (e.g. inheritance, transcription, and translation) from the perspective of the entire genome. Students learn about recent advances in genome research, potential impacts on society, and case studies drawn from medicine, evolutionary biology, agriculture, and bioterrorism. Cross-listed with BIO 501
Graded