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BI225 Human Genetics

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  • CRN: 44875
  • Credits: 3
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
      From September 21 through December 12, 2026, Josephine D Pino

Class materials

Textbooks

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Details about this class

This course is taught asynchronously with no required class meetings.  Virtual office hours will be available on a drop in basis, or by appointment at alternative times.

Course activities will include the following:

  • Required weekly textbook and article or website readings (about 3 hr weekly)
  • Videos or other online learning activities such genetics practice problems (about 1.5 hr weekly)
  • Discussions (written, audio, or video options about 1 hr weekly)
  • Weekly Assignment (about 1-2 hr weekly)
  • Weekly Quiz (1.5 hr, including review time weekly)
  • Term long "Beyond the Genome" project (intermittent assignments as well as final written product; about 1 hour weekly)

The textbook is required, in either electronic or paper format. You are not required to purchase any publisher "extras".

The course CCOG describes the overall curricular outcomes. 

The DRAFT Weekly Schedule is as follows. It is likely to undergo minor changes prior to Fall term, but is provided here to allow students to prepare and plan.  As you can see, reading the textbook will be important, as will staying on task with the independent "Beyond the Genome" project, and other course activities.  

Week

Module Topic

Readings/Activities

Graded Assignments Due

Preliminaries

Foundations

  • Course Info Module

  • Student and Instructor Introductions

  • Academic Integrity Video and Document

  • Syllabus quiz

  • Discussion: Community Capital themed intros

  • Academic Integrity Reflection

Week 1

The Role of Cells in Heredity & Introduction to the Study of Human Genetics 

  • Chapter 1,2

  • Online learning activities (review cells)

Week 1 Assignment

Muddiest Point

Week 1 Quiz

Week 2

Prediction of Genetic Cross Results & History of Model Organisms in the Study of Inheritance

  • Ch 3 and 5

  • Hypothesis Assignment: Model Organisms article

  • Online learning activities (practice genetics problem solving)

  • Thalassemia Phase 1 Discussion

  • Week 2 Assignment

  • Muddiest Point

  • Hypothesis Assignment: Model Organisms article

  • Thalassemia Phase 1 Discussion Post and Responses

  • Week 2 Quiz

Week 3

Pedigree Analysis and Human Inheritance Patterns

  • Ch. 6: 6.1-6.3

  • Thalassemia Phase 2 Discussion Post 

  • BTG Assignment #1: Topic & Library

  • Online Learning Activities: Pedigree Practice




  • Week 3 Assignment

  • Muddiest Point

  • Thalassemia Phase 2 Discussion Post

  • BTG Assignment #1

  • Week 3 Quiz

Week 4 

Chromosomal Level Inheritance 

  • Ch. 8

  • Hypothesis Assignment: Aneuploidy article

  • Thalassemia Phase 2 Discussion Responses

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  • Week 4 Assignment

  • Muddiest Point

  • Hypothesis Assignment

  • Thalassemia Phase 2 Discussion Responses

  • Week 4 Quiz

Week 5

Genotype to Phenotype

  • Ch. 12-15 (review reference only)


  • Ch. 18 Gene Mutations & DNA Repair

  • Ch 21.1 and 21.2 Epigenetics


  • Thalassemia Phase 3 Discussion Post and Responses

  • View videos sample community interventions

  • Ongoing BTG project research

  • Week 5 Assignment

  • Muddiest Point

  • Thalassemia Phase 3 Discussion Post and Responses

  • Week 5 Quiz

Week 6

Gene Technologies and impacts on the Study of Human Inheritance

  • Ch 19 textbook


  • Read an Article from list of choices (MLO 6)

  • BTG #2 Topic decision/approval

  • Online learning: Biotech method videos

  • Week 6 Assignment

  • Muddiest Point

  • BTG#2

  • Week 6 Quiz

Week 7

The Human Genome Project Impacts and Implications

  • Ch. 20

  • Hypothesis: Human Genome Project article(TBD)

  • Ongoing BTG

  • Online Learning (videos about HGP)

  • Week 7 Assignment

  • Muddiest Point

  • Hypothesis Assignment

  • Week 7 Quiz

Week 8

Genetic Testing and Human Health

  • Ch 6: 6.4 textbook


  • Ch. 23: 23.1-23.5

  • Hypothesis:

  • BTG #3: Mechanism

  • Week 8 Assignment

  • Muddiest Point

  • Hypothesis Assignment

  • BTG #3

  • Week 8 Quiz

Week 9

Human Population Genetics

  • Ch 25

  • Read an article from a list of options (founder effect and human disease)

  • BTG #4: Intervention/Ethics

  • Week 9 Assignment

  • Muddiest Point

  • BTG #4

  • Week 9 Quiz

Week 10

Beyond the Genome Project: Putting it all Together, Together

  • BTG Discussion: Post and Responses

  • Week 10 Assignment

  • BTG Discussion Post and Responses

Week 11

“Finals Week”: Beyond the Genome Project Due

 

  • Submit Final BTG Project

 

Technology

Microphone, phone camera or webcam, Google Doc Suite, paper and pencil, basic calculator

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online technical requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Prerequisite for online classes

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide. The start guide will help you decide if these classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be able to register for these classes.