Number of Credits: 2.5
Course Director: Sarah Sha, CGC
Semester: Fall I
Course Description: Mendelian and non-mendelian inheritance, population and quantitative genetics, the basis of human variation and disease susceptibility, family history and pedigree analysis, human reproduction, clinical features and natural history of a broad range of genetic disorders, complex genetic common disorders and syndromes of unknown etiology, dysmorphology, diagnostic process
Course Goal
Students will understand topics related to the basic science of medical and human genetics and how it applies to human diseases.