Undergraduate Course Catalog 2006-2007

College of Life Sciences and Agriculture

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The interdepartmental program in genetics involves faculty from the departments of animal and nutritional sciences, biochemistry and molecular biology, microbiology, plant biology, and zoology. M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in genetics are offered through the Graduate School. An undergraduate major in genetics is not currently offered. Undergraduates interested in genetics can pursue a minor (see requirements below). Students interested in preparing for graduate work in genetics should contact the chairperson of the genetics program early in their undergraduate careers for advice on courses.

Genetics Minor
Completion of 20 credits from the following courses is required for a minor in genetics. At least one course should be selected from each of the subdisciplines listed below. Three (or more) credits of GEN 795, Investigations in Genetics, may be counted as one course toward fulfillment of the minor.

Transmission Genetics
GEN 706, Human Genetics (prereq: BIOL 604 or ANSC 612)
GEN 753, Cytogenetics (prereq: BIOL 604)

Molecular Genetics
GEN 711, Genomics and Bioinformatics (prereq: BIOL 604)
GEN 715, Molecular Evolution (prereq: BIOL 604)
GEN 754, Laboratory in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids (prereq: BCHM 658/659 or 751; or permission)
GEN 771, Molecular Genetics (prereq: BCHM 658 or 751; BIOL 604)
GEN 774, Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (prereq: BIOL 604)
GEN 782, Developmental Genetics (prereq: BIOL 604; BCHM 658 or 751)

Population and Quantitative Genetics
GEN 705, Population Genetics (prereq: BIOL 604)
GEN 723, Quantitative Genetics (prereq: BIOL 604)