Lecture: A perspective on human genetics (or a human perspective of genetics)

Today we had our first lecture.  Even though there was no PowerPoint presentation due to technical problems (in my office) we were able to cover most of chapter 1 of the textbook, an introduction to the course.

We talked about what genetics and genes are, how are they studied, and how important it is to understand the theoretical background of genetic-based technologies impacting our daily lives.

I also gave out the "Blue Books" that you will be using to write the answers to the quizzes, so every body should have one by now.

Reading for Friday Dec 5th:  Finish chapter 1 and start chapter 2.

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