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 expression, chromosome structure, karyotyping, chromosomal aberrations, sex determination and sex chromosome abnormalities, patterns of single gene inheritance, linkage analysis, human gene mapping, inborn errors in metabolism, human population genetics, polymorphic cell surface antigens, multifactorial inheritance genetics of cancer, prenatal diagnosis, and uses of recombinant DNA in medical genetics.