Genetics
X143 (3 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)
45 hours CE credit: BRN provider #00226
Learn to integrate the most important concepts in classical and molecular genetics into an overall picture of what a gene is, how it functions, how it may be altered, and how it is inherited. You study the molecular basis of gene function and mutation, Mendelian genetics, transmission systems, regulation of cellular processes, developmental genetics, cytoplasmic inheritance, population genetics, and multifactoral inheritance. You also learn about recent advances in biotechnology that have genetic implications, including the Human Genome Project, and advances in genetic engineering technology.
Prerequisite: A year of college-level general biology for majors.
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KEITH EARNSHAW, M.S., Ph.D., has taught anatomy and physiology for many years. He has a master of science in health physics/environmental toxicology from Purdue University and a doctorate in engineering science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is an adjunct professor with North Carolina Wesleyan College, Southern New Hampshire University, and North Carolina State University.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $795 (EDP 897272)
Proctored final exam
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Note: Students may also purchase package ISBN 1429208562, which contains both the text and the Solutions MegaManual.
Introduction to Genetic Analysis
Author: Anthony J.F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Richard C. Lewontin, Sean B. Carroll
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Edition: 9th
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 0716768879
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Note: Students may also purchase package ISBN 1429208562, which contains both the text and the Solutions MegaManual.
Solutions MegaManual for Introduction to Genetic Analysis
Author: William Fixen
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Edition: 9th
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 1429201770
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Tues. June 16, Berkeley
MARY ALICE YUND, Ph.D., named Honored Instructor in 2006, has more than 15 years of academic research experience in developmental genetics at UC Berkeley. She has taught genetics at UC Berkeley and California State University East Bay and genetics, developmental biology, functional genomics, and an introduction to biotechnology at UC Berkeley Extension.
- 14 meetings
- June 16 to July 30: Tues. and Thurs., 6:30-9:45 pm
- Berkeley: 160 Dwinelle Hall, UC campus
- $795 (EDP 405563)
Note: Only the first four classes will meet in Dwinelle Hall; all other classes will meet in Room 107 of the Genetics and Plant Biology Building.
Thurs. Sept. 3, Redwood City
TYLER CUTFORTH, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Department of Biology at San Francisco State University. He has taught developmental biology, neuroscience and science writing at SFSU, New York University and Columbia University. His research is focused on the molecular and genetic regulation of synapse specificity in the vertebrate olfactory system.NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.
Mon. Sept. 14, Berkeley
MARY ALICE YUND, Ph.D., named Honored Instructor in 2006, has more than 15 years of academic research experience in developmental genetics at UC Berkeley. She has taught genetics at UC Berkeley and California State University East Bay and genetics, developmental biology, functional genomics, and an introduction to biotechnology at UC Berkeley Extension.
- 14 meetings
- Sept. 14 to Dec. 21: Mon., 6:30-9:45 pm (no meeting Oct. 26)
- Berkeley: 107 Genetics and Plant Biology Building, UC campus
- $810 (EDP 411082)
