This increased awareness of the role of genetic factors in human disease makes it important for all levels of health care professionals to have a working knowledge of both transmission and molecular genetics. Students should be able to write a scholarly documented research paper that synthesizes their own ideas with ideas and information from sources. Students can evaluate an ethical problem and present a solution in a systematic way. Students can distinguish between qualitative and quantitative characteristics of natural phenomena. Students can use theories to explain past observations and to predict answers to new questions.
Students can understand the uses of scientific technology and their implications.
A synthesis of concepts from transmission or Mendelian genetics and their application to certain human traits, conditions, and diseases. An understanding of the roles of DNA and the RNAs in protein synthesis. The ability to apply transmission genetic concepts and principles to large populations. A knowledge of the genetics of immunity and the genetics of cancer. A basic knowledge and understanding of current genetic technologies, their historical origin, and their current and future applications.