Course Format: Lecture: 9:05A-9:55A, MWF, JH 239.

Prerequisites:  Biol L211 or S211.

Course Description:  An introduction to the ways that genetics is used to
solve biological problems.  We will cover the basics -- how genes are
transmitted from parents to progeny -- for organisms of various kinds.
Then we will focus on what genes do (developmental genetics), on how
genetic tools are used to uncover pathways in development and physiology,
and on new horizons in human genetics and population genetics.

Required Text: Griffiths, Gelbart, Miller and Lewontin, "Modern Genetic
Analysis".

Weekly Assignments: A problem set.

Exams/Papers: Four one-hour exams and a comprehensive
final.