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57 courses with the subject GN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
GN 301Genetics in Human Affairs ()3
Appreciation and understanding of genetics in everyday life. Topics include basic principles of transmission genetics, molecular genetics, population genetics, and the effects of the environment on gene expression and phenotype. Applications of genetics in human development and disorders, genetic testing for medical and forensic purposes, and genetic engineering will be covered. Basic principles as well as ethical, legal, social, and public health issues will be covered. GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives, GEP Natural Sciences Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Basic concepts and principles of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genetics. Mendelian inheritance, polygenic inheritance, linkage and mapping, chromosome aberrations, population genetics, evolution, DNA structure and replication, gene expression, mutation, gene regulation, extranuclear inheritance, bacterial and viral genetics, and recombinant DNA technology. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
Genetic experiments and demonstrations using a variety of bacterial, plant and animal organisms. Mendelian inheritance, linkage analysis, population genetics, cytogenetics, biochemical genetics, DNA isolation, electrophoresis, and Southern blotting. Typically offered in Fall and Spring GN 421/GN 521 Molecular Genetics (3 credit hours) Biological macromolecules and their interactions, DNA topology, eukaryotic genome structure, chromatin and chromosome structure, transcription and transcription regulation, epigenetics, RNAi and RNA processing, recombinant DNA technology, genetic transformation and cloning of plants and animals. Bacteria, viruses, plants, animals and fungi as genetic systems. Students cannot receive credit for both GN 421 and GN 521. Typically offered in Fall and Spring
GN 423Population, Quantitative and Evolutionary Genetics (3
hours) This course is an introduction to population, quantitative and evolutionary genetics. This course will acquaint students with basic population genetics models. The course will cover genetic variation; measures of genetic variation; basic and advanced topics of selection; ecological genetics; inbreeding; genetic drift and effective population size; mutation; neutral theory and coalescence; gene flow and population structure; linkage disequilibrium and recombination; quantitative genetics; heritability;' quantitative trait loci; molecular population genetics and evolution. Typically offered in Fall only
This course is an introduction to bioinformatics for genetic and biological sciences. The course will provide a foundation in biological computing that includes command line interfaces, reformatting data, creating and editing graphics, automating analyses and database access, and scripting in biological programming languages used for bioinformatics such as Python, Perl, and R. Laptop required. Typically offered in Fall only
GN 311 and (MA 131 or MA 141) with grades of C- or better
GN 428Introduction to Machine Learning in Biology (3
hours) New techniques in genomics have revolutionized biology, but generate large quantities of data that present challenges in extracting signal from noise. This course will provide students the basic skills to manipulate and integrate different types of biological datasets and to learn how to mine them using data analysis tools ranging from basic to state of the art. Machine learning methods provide a framework to analyze vast amounts of biological information and extract meaningful signals. By the end of the semester, students will have had exposure to a variety of modern machine learning tools for classification and prediction. We will focus on exploration of DNA data (with millions of variants), expression data (> 20,000 genes), and microbiome data (thousands of features), combined with various disease/experimental measurements. The course will cover the basics of loading and exploring datasets using visualization, followed by basic machine learning basic methods including classification and regression algorithms. MA 141 and C- or better in ST 311 Typically offered in Spring only
3 GN 453 Personal Genomics 3 1 GN 456 Epigenetics, Development, and Disease 3 1 GN 461 Advanced Bioinformatics 3 1 GN 490 Genetics Colloquium 1 3 GN 496 Genetics Research Experience 3 3 GN 497 Genetics Teaching Experience 3 3 GN 521 Molecular Genetics 3 3 GN 541 Human and Biomedical Genetics 3 3 HS 131 Fruit & Vegetable Production 3 3 HS 144 Weeds & Diseases of Ornamentals 3 3 HS 200 Home Horticulture 3 , 1 HS 201 The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices 3
This course will teach students the principles and practices of data analysis associated with human genetic research. Students will gain an understanding of how DNA variation explains human ancestry and how DNA variation is used to identify genes affecting complex traits. Students will analyze real data sets to determine human ancestry and quantitative traits using computational tools presented in the course. Typically offered in Spring only
Scientists are just beginning to fully appreciate how our genes and the environment interact to influence human development and disease. The emerging field of epigenetics offers new insights into these complex connections. Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression and phenotypes caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence. Topics may include imprinting, mechanisms driving epigenetic modifications, how environmental exposures may influence your grandchildren's health, why identical twins exhibit differences in behavior or disease susceptibility, and epigenetic and environmental bases of diverse diseases. We will also discuss experimental strategies for studying epigenetics. JR standing. Typically offered in Spring only
This course provides in-depth experience in applying bioinformatic computing techniques to experimental data with a focus on the genetic and biological sciences. The course will provide experience in genome sequence analysis and assembly, extracting, manipulating and visualizing genetic and molecular data, analysis of macromolecular sequences, and generating and visualizing phylogenetic date. Laptop required. Typically offered in Spring only
This course will involve critical study of research in genetics. Students will evaluate primary research publication on prepared topics assigned by instructor, with emphasis on review of recent and current research. Typically offered in Spring only
GN 496 provides an opportunity for students to gain real-world experience by conducting independent research in a genetics research program. A minimum of 135 hours must be completed for the three hours credit. The experience must be arranged by the student and approved by the Director of the Undergraduate Genetics Program in advance of beginning the work. To gain approval, students must submit the completed GN 496 Contract, signed by their GN 496 supervisor (Research Mentor) and by their academic advisor. The student is required to write a research paper evaluating the results of their project. In addition to the work described in the contract, students will complete a series of reflective written assignments during and at the end of their GN 496 experience. Minimum of sophomore standing. Limited to Genetics Majors and Genetics Minors. Students must submit required signed course contract prior to registration. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer
GN 497 provides an opportunity for students to gain experience in an aspect of genetics education research and/or developing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of materials for use in the genetics classroom. A minimum of 135 hours must be completed for the three hours credit. The experience must be arranged by the student and approved by the Director of the Undergraduate Genetics Program in advance of beginning the work. To gain approval, students must submit the completed GN 497 Contract, signed by their GN 497 Teaching Mentor and by their academic advisor. The student is required to write a scientific paper evaluating the results of their project. In addition to the work described in the contract, students will complete a series of reflective written assignments during and at the end of their GN 497 experience. Minimum of sophomore standing. Limited to Genetics Majors and Genetics Minors. Students must submit required signed course contract prior to registration. Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer GN 521/GN 421 Molecular Genetics (3 credit hours) Biological macromolecules and their interactions, DNA topology, eukaryotic genome structure, chromatin and chromosome structure, transcription and transcription regulation, epigenetics, RNAi and RNA processing, recombinant DNA technology, genetic transformation and cloning of plants and animals. Bacteria, viruses, plants, animals and fungi as genetic systems. Students cannot receive credit for both GN 421 and GN 521. Typically offered in Fall and Spring GN 541/GN 441 Human and Biomedical Genetics (3 credit hours) This course is an in depth study of human and biomedical genetics and the role of genetics in human health and disease. The course will aquaint students with contemporary knowledge of genetics in disease causation and susceptibility, the use of model organisms to inform human biology and contemporary topics in human genetics research like epigenetics, therapeutic cloning, gene therapy, role of genetics in response to drugs and predictive medicine. Credit cannot be given for both 441 and 541. Typically offered in Fall only GN 550/GN 450 Conservation Genetics (3 credit hours) The main objective of this course is to expose upper division undergraduate students and graduate students to conservation genetic tools and applications. Students will learn the genetic and genomic theory and methods commonly used in conservation and management of species. In addition, the course will provide hands-on experience working on current conservation projects here at North Carolina State University. Working in groups, the students will collect, run, and analyze those data for a scientific paper. The final project for all students will be conservation genetic grant proposal. Typically offered in Spring only Genetics (GN) 3
Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. Typically offered in Fall only
For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all other requirements of the degree except preparing for and taking the fina master's exam. Typically offered in Fall only
For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. Typically offered in Summer only
For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full- time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their thesis. Typically offered in Fall only
A discussion of the structure and function of genetic material at a molecular level. Consideration of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. The aim to describe genetics in terms of chemical principles. Typically offered in Fall only
Regulation of genes involved in cellular function, differentiation and development in eukaryotes. Presentation of biological systems and model organisms used to study genetic control of cellular and developmental processes. Typically offered in Spring only Graduate Catalog 1197
Methodology of experimental genomics; genome sequencing, gene expression arrays, genomic screens, proteomics. Aims and achievements of microbial, plant, animal, human genome projects. Applications of genomics including parasitology, breeding, functional genomics, evolutionary genetics. Interface with bioinformatics, data technology. Typically offered in Spring only GN 745/HS 745/CS 745 Quantitative Genetics In Plant Breeding (1 credit hours) Theory and principles of plant quantitative genetics. Experimental approaches of relationships between type and source of genetic variability, concepts of inbreeding, estimations of genetic variance and selection theory. recommended Typically offered in Spring only This course is offered alternate years
Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. Typically offered in Fall and Spring
For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. Typically offered in Summer only
