Genetics
X143 (3 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)
45 hours CE credit: BRN provider #00226
This course integrates 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 learn about 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. Also covered are recent advances in biotechnology that have genetic implications, including the Human Genome Project, and advances in genetic engineering technology.
Prerequisite: A college-level course in general biology.
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KEITH EARNSHAW, M.S., Ph.D., has taught courses on anatomy and physiology for many years. He received a master of science in health physics/environmental toxicology from Purdue University and a doctorate in engineering science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He currently serves as 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
- $740 (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
Mon. June 9, 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 Cal State East Bay, and genetics, developmental biology, functional genomics, and an introduction to biotechnology at UC Berkeley Extension. She consults in technology assessment and market research for the biopharmaceutical industry.
- 14 meetings
- June 9 to July 30: Mon. and Wed., 6:30-9:45 pm (no meetings June 18 and July 16)
- Berkeley: Room 207, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
- $750 (EDP 404699)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Introduction to Genetic Analysis
Author: Griffiths et al.
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 07167-68879
Sections closed for enrollment
Mon. Jan. 28, Berkeley
TOVI ANDERSON is a doctoral candidate in the genetics department at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is a teaching assistant in Human Genetics, a course for first-year medical students. In the laboratory, she studies the molecular evolution of the pigmentation process in wild canines, domestic dogs, and humans.
ANNE SWART, M.A., received her master's degree in integrative biology at UC Berkeley. She has taught courses in ecology, genetics, and general biology at UC Berkeley and Portland Community College. She has also worked with the Princeton Review to help students prepare for the SAT and MCAT.
- 15 meetings
- Jan. 28 to May 19: Mon., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meetings Feb. 18 and March 24)
- Berkeley: 240 Mulford Hall, UC campus
- $750 (EDP 413120)
Tues. Jan. 29, Redwood City
CHRIS DULLA, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow in the neurology department at Stanford University. He develops novel imaging technologies to better understand neuronal networks and epilepsy. A lifelong love of science, discovery, and teaching others has brought him here to the UC Berkeley Extension campus.
MELANIE R. GUBBELS BUPP, Ph.D., has been fascinated by genetics and immunology since she began her undergraduate studies at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. She earned her doctorate in human medical genetics from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, where she investigated why women are more prone to develop autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus. Her postdoctoral research in both academia and in the private sector has been focused on the molecular mechanisms of immunologic tolerance vs. autoimmunity.
- 15 meetings
- Jan. 29 to May 13: Tues., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting March 25)
- Redwood City: Room 8, Peninsula Center, 1991 Broadway
- $750 (EDP 413112)
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