Prerequisites: BCH 110A; BCH 110B; BCH 110C or BIOL 107A (may be taken concurrently); BIOL 121/MCBL 121; STAT 100A or equivalent; or consent of instructor
Description: An introduction to human genetics. Topics include human gene organization and expres- sion, chromosome structure, karyotyping, chromoso- mal aberrations, sex determination and sex chromo- some abnormalities, patterns of single gene inheri- tance, linkage analysis, human gene mapping, inborn errors in metabolism, human population genetics, polymorphic cell surface antigens, multifactorial inher- itance genetics of cancer, prenatal diagnosis, and uses of recombinant DNA in medical genetics.