MCD BIO CM256

Human Genetics and Genomics

Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology · 5 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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(Same as Microbiology CM256.) Application of genetic principles in human populations, with emphasis on genomics, family studies, positional cloning, Mendelian and common diseases, cancer genetics, animal models, cytogenetics, pharmacogenetics, population genetics, and genetic counseling. Lectures and readings in literature, with focus on current questions in fields of medical and human genetics and methodologies appropriate to answer such questions. Concurrently scheduled with course CM156. Independent research project required of graduate students.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: Life Sciences 3, 4, and 23L, or 7A, 7B, and 7C.

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· "LIFESCI 3" is not in this catalog version
· "LIFESCI 4" is not in this catalog version
· "LIFESCI 23L" is not in this catalog version
· mixed comma-level AND/OR in "Life Sciences 3, 4, and 23L, or 7A, 7B, and 7C" — grouping is a best reading

Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

MCD BIO CM256

LIFESCI 7ACell and Molecular Biology
LIFESCI 7BGenetics, Evolution, and Ecology
- LIFESCI 7ACell and Molecular Biologyanother path to it
LIFESCI 7CPhysiology and Human Biology
- LIFESCI 7BGenetics, Evolution, and Ecologyanother path to it

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

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