2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

BIO 653 Medical Genetics

Genetics for medical students: basic genetic principles, human cytogenetics, molecular genetics, genetic epidemiology, probability, population and quantitative (multifactorial) genetics, dermatoglyphics, etiology of birth defects, inborn metabolic disorders, genetic screening and counseling, genetics of mental illness and cancer, pharmacogenetics, immunogenetics, and genetic engineering. Open only to medical students or by permission of the department chairperson.

Credits

2