一、課程簡介:
本課程為遺傳學入門課程，內容將涵蓋遺傳學各個領域，包含古典遺傳學(孟德爾遺傳學)，分子遺傳學，數量遺傳學，族群遺傳學等領域內基本概念的介紹與說明。
以下為本課程使用之教科書的章節標題，本課程將依序授課講解。

Chapter 1. Genetics: An introduction

Patr 1. Gene and their functions
Chapter 2. DNA: the genetic material
Chapter 3. DNA replication
Chapter 4. Gene control of protein
Chapter 5. Gene expression: transcription
Chapter 6. Gene expression: translation

Part 2. Gene manipulation and genomic analysis
Chapter 7. Recombinant DNA clonning technology
Chapter 8. Application of recombinant DNA technology
Chapter 9. Genome analysis

Part 3. Principle of gene segregation analysis
Chapter 10. Mendelian genetics
Chapter 11. Chromosome basis of inheritance, sex linkage, and sex determination
Chapter 12. Extension of Mendalian genetic analysis
Chapter 13. Gene mapping in eukaryotes
Chapter 14. Gene mapping in bacteria and bacteriophages
Chapter 15. Non-mendalian inheritance

Part 4. Regulationof gene expression
Chapter 16. Regulation of gene expression in bacteria and bacteroaphages
Chapter 17. Regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes
Chapter 18. Genetics of cancer

Part 5. Genetic change
Chapter 19. DNA mutation and repair
Chapter 20. Transposable elements
Chapter 21. Chromosomal mutations

Part 6. Genetics of populations
Chapter 22. Population genetics
Chapter 23. Quantitative genetics
Chapter 24. Molecular evolution

二、先修課程:
無

三、教科書
Russel, Peter J., 2002. iGenetics. Benjamin Cummings.

四、參考書目:
上課時另行指定

五、教科書伴附之課程輔助學習內容動態網站
http://www.geneticsplace.com