Genetics, General.
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the organization, recombination, function, regulation, and transmission of heritable information in biological organisms at all levels of complexity. Includes instruction in Mendelian genetics, mechanisms of gene regulation, chromosome structure and replication, epigenetic phenomena, DNA repair and recombination, sex determination, genetic interactions between genomes, and molecular evolution.
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Biological Scientists, All Other
19-1029
Biological Technicians
19-4021
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1042
Genetic Counselors
29-9092
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