Campus
Canton
34 Cornell Drive Canton, NY 13617-1098
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Active
General Education
The following is fulfilled by this course:
- Natural Sciences (and Scientific Reasoning)
SUNY Transfer Paths
Canton has listed this a core course in the following categories:
The core course can be applied to following SUNY Transfer Paths:
BIOL 310
THE GENOME
This course covers the fundamental concepts of molecular genetics and heredity, as well as mutations, the genetics of sex and gender, the human genome, complex traits, genetic testing, gene therapy, and the near future of human genetics. Besides providing a basis for understanding the current state of human genetic knowledge, future discoveries, and novel applications, a major focus of the course is developing the sophistication necessary to sort out myths and misconceptions about human heredity.