Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASBI 108 & BI 203 (or equivalents), and CASCH 203 or consent of instructor. Advanced alternative to CASBI 206, because (unlike BI206) BI216 does not repeat topics already taught in BI203 (or BI213) and also builds on fundamental information learned in B I203 (or BI 213). BI 216 also introduces students to reading research papers. Students in BI 216 attend lectures with students in BI 206 for the first half of the semester, after which BI 216 students are taught separately from BI 206 students. Principles of classical, molecular, and evolutionary genetics derived from analytical, molecular, and whole genome cytological evidence in animals, plants, and microorgansims. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion. Students may receive credit for CASBI 216 or 206, but not both courses. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Quantitative Reasoning II, Research and Information Literacy.

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