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How do we know what we know about heredity? Enhance your scientific thinking and experimental design skills with this in-depth adventure through genetics.
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This is the first genetics course in a multi-part series. Building upon the concepts from biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology from our 7.00x Introductory Biology MOOC, these genetics courses go to a new level of depth. How do we know what we know about heredity and how can we design experiments to test hypotheses in genetics?
How do we study the inheritance of different traits? How does that information help us understand heritable diseases? Professors Michael Hemann and Peter Reddien will challenge you to take your foundational knowledge of genetics to the next level. You will explore the foundations of the field of genetics and how to apply those concepts to understand modern studies of heredity.
We developed the 7.03x Genetics series with an emphasis on:
Undergraduate introductory genetics and and molecular biology (as found in 7.00x Introductory Biology)
Associate Professor of Biology; Intramural Faculty of the Koch Institute • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professor of Biology; Core Member and Associate Director of the Whitehead Institute; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Director of Blended and Online Initiatives, Lecturer, Department of Biology • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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The other MITx Biology courses run throughout the year. Check out the MITx Biology website for more details and registration links.
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Who can take this course?
Unfortunately, learners residing in one or more of the following countries or regions will not be able to register for this course: Iran, Cuba and the Crimea region of Ukraine. While edX has sought licenses from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to offer our courses to learners in these countries and regions, the licenses we have received are not broad enough to allow us to offer this course in all locations. edX truly regrets that U.S. sanctions prevent us from offering all of our courses to everyone, no matter where they live.