About This Major
A program that focuses on the scientific study of genetic structures and mechanisms of organisms, including bacteria, phages, and viruses. Includes instruction in the replication, expression, transfer, structure, maintenance, and stability of heritable information in DNA, RNA, and proteins; the regulation of these processes; and neurogenetics.
Program Examples
- Neurogenetics
- Proteomics
- Protein Expression
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 26.0802
- CIP Family
- 26
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