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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BIO 20 | Title:
HUMAN GENETICS |
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| Full Title:
Human Genetics |
| Last Reviewed:9/23/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Mechanisms of heredity, with applications to human populations, including medical genetics.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Mechanisms of heredity, with applications to human populations, including medical genetics.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | Summer 2011
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| Area: | C
C
| Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | B2 | Life Science | Fall 2020 | |
| | B2 | Life Science | Fall 1981 | Summer 2011 |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 5B | Biological Sciences | Fall 2020 | |
| | 5B | Biological Sciences | Fall 1981 | Summer 2011 |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | Summer 2011 |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | Summer 2011 |
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| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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A successful student in Biology 20 should be able to:
1) Describe and explain basic biochemistry for biology, including the
structure and functions of major biological molecules.
2) Describe and explain cellular organization and structure.
3) Describe the role and chemistry of chromosomes, DNA, and RNA in
cell function and information transfer.
4) Describe and explain an understanding of cellular
replication/duplication by means of the process of meiosis and
mitosis.
5) Describe and explain an understanding of the relationships between
genotypes and phenotypes and genetic expression.
6) Describe and explain basic Mendelian inheritance and patterns of
Mendelian pedigrees.
7) Describe and explain mutation and its relationship to
genetic disease.
8) Apply principles of genetics to gene frequencies in populations.
9) Describe and explain genetics as applied to the concepts of human
diversity, twining, cancer, and genetic counseling.
10) Construct and analyze simple karyotypes.
11) Describe and explain recent advances in genetics such
as recombinant DNA, genetic engineering, and the human genome project.
Topics and Scope
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1. History of genetics.
2. Cell structure.
3. Cell function as applied to genetics.
4. Information machinery of the cell.
a. the nucleus: structure, DNA, RNA.
b. the chromosomes: structure and function.
c. protein synthesis.
5. Communication between generations.
a. mitosis
b. meiosis
6. Genotype vs Phenotype.
a. loci vs. alleles.
7. Sex chromosomes.
a. sex determination.
b. human sex ratios.
c. sex linkage.
d. abnormalities of sex chromosomes.
8. Gene Interaction.
a. genetic ratios.
b. crossing over.
c. linage.
d. mosaics.
e. cytoplasmic inheritance.
9. Polygenic systems.
a. the normal distribution.
10. Mutation - genetic disease.
a. types
b. rates
c. macro vs. micro mutation
d. causes
e. human examples - case studies
11. Human diversity.
a. differences in gene frequencies
b. twins
c. race
d. population structure
12. Recent developments in genetics.
a. recombinant DNA
b. genetic engineering
c. the human genome project
Assignments:
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1. Reading in textbooks and scientific journals.
2. Problem sets.
3. Chromosome karyotype analysis.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 50% |
| Written homework, Essay exams | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 60% |
| Homework problems | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 60% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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HUMAN GENETICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES OF HEREDITY, 2nd ed.,
by S. Singer, W.H. Freeman Co., 1995
HUMAN GENETICS: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, by R. Lewis, Wm. C. Brown
Publishers, 1993
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