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Vision and Change
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Concepts
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3: INFORMATION FLOW, EXCHANGE, AND STORAGE: The growth and behavior of organisms are activated through the expression of genetic information in context.
Competencies
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1: Ability to apply the process of science
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2: Ability to use quantitative reasoning
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5: Ability to communicate and collaborate with other disciplines
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Genetics
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Concepts
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How is genetic information expressed so it affects an organism’s structure and function?
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How do the results of molecular genetic studies in model organisms help us understand aspects of human genetics and genetic diseases?
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What experimental methods are commonly used to analyze gene structure, gene expression, gene function, and genetic variants?
Competencies
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Locate, read, and comprehend primary literature research papers on genetics topics
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Implement observational strategies to formulate a question
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Generate testable hypotheses
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Generate and interpret graphs displaying experimental results
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Critique large data sets and use bioinformatics to assess genetics data
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Communicate experimental results effectively, including writing research papers and giving presentations
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Bioinformatics
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C1: Explain the role of computation and data mining in addressing hypothesis-driven and hypothesis-generating questions within the life sciences
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C4: Use bioinformatics tools to examine complex biological problems in evolution, information flow, and other important areas of biology
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C5: Find, retrieve, and organize various types of biological data
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C6: Explore and/or model biological interactions, networks and data integration using bioinformatics
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