100212210 GENETICS ( 4 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 100211010, 100211020

The physical molecular and chemical basis of heredity, gametogenesis, from gene to protein (revision), genetics of bacteria and viruses (revision), Mendelian genetics and extensions, principles of human genetics, genetic interactions (two and multiple factors interactions, epistatic interactions, non epistatic interactions, pleiotropism), linkage and chromosome mapping (recombination, genetic mapping, linkage estimates), mutations, regulation of gene activity, basics of population genetics, in addition to other selected topics if possible. Problem-solving approach and the use of genetic analysis as a tool to study biological phenomena are emphasized throughout this course.