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Delivery mode: Individualized study. Video component.*
*Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component.
Credits: 3 - Science.
Prerequisite: BIOL 204 and BIOL 205 or equivalent undergraduate courses taken at an accredited post-secondary institution.
Centre: Centre for Science.
BIOL 341 has a Challenge for Credit option.
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This course introduces the fundamental principles of genetics based on laws of heredity and population genetics. BIOL 341 establishes a strong foundation in basic concepts of genetics and utilizes these principles in the study of human traits. The course also examines the application and manipulation of genetics in medical research.
Unit 1: An Overview of Genetics
Unit 2: Cells and Organisms
Unit 3: Human Sexual Anatomy and Meiosis
Unit 4: The Laws of Heredity
Unit 5: Medel's Laws: Exceptions and Extensions
Unit 6: Matters of Sex
Unit 7: Complex Traits
Unit 8: DNA Structure and Replication
Unit 9: Gene Function
Unit 10: Genetic Mutation
Unit 11: Cytogenetics
Unit 12: Population Genetics and Evolution
Unit 13: The Genetics of Immunity
Unit 14: The Genetics of Cancer
Unit 15: Genetic Engineering and Reproductive Technologies
To receive credit for BIOL 341, you must complete all assignments, achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on each of the assignments and each of the examinations.
Assignment 1 | 10% |
Assignment 2 | 15% |
Assignment 3 | 15% |
Assignment 4 | 10% |
Mid-term Exam | 25% |
Final Exam | 25% |
Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Lewis, Ricki. (2003). Human genetics: Concepts and applications, 5th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
The course materials include a course study guide and a student manual.
Kuspra, J. and R. Bhambhani. (1994). Compendium of Problems in Genetics. Wm. C. Brown Publications, and the solutions manual to accompany Compendium of Problems in Genetics, are available from Athabasca University Library.