LEVEL: I
SEMESTER: 2
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL GENETICS
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3 PRE-REQUISITES: NONE
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Review of historical development of genetics and its contribution to society. Study of basic principles of heredity including Mendel’s Laws, incomplete dominance, sex determination and sex linkage. Extension of Mendelian genetics to Population and Quantitative genetics; Chemical basis of heredity, genetic variation and recombinant DNA technology.
ASSESSMENT: Coursework 40% Final Examination 60%
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: (868) 662-2002
Fax: (868) 663-9684
Department of Food Production
Faculty of Food and Agriculture
UWI St. Augustine
Tel: (868) 662-2002 Ext. 82094
Accreditation Council of Trinidad & Tobago
