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UPF - Why Biology Matters: The Genome and You 

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Why Biology Matters: The Genome and You
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Overview

Duration

5 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

Why Biology Matters: The Genome and You
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FutureLearn 
Highlights

  • Duration 5 weeks
  • Weekly study 2 hours
  • 100% online Learn at your own pace
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Why Biology Matters: The Genome and You
 at 
FutureLearn 
Course details

Skills you will learn
More about this course
  • By exploring genomes, we can develop a more detailed biological understanding of ourselves. This course focuses on building your knowledge of the genome, including concepts of genetic inheritance and how traits are transmitted from one generation to the next.
  • You will learn the type of information the genome provides and the social and philosophical implications of genomes in the future. It's encouraged, but not required, for you to have completed
  • before this course.

Why Biology Matters: The Genome and You
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Heredity

Welcome

The genetics of simple traits

Ancestrality

Genetics of complex traits

Genome and myself

Genome

Genome and family

Genome and forensics

Big Data

Genome, ancestrality and origins

Biobanks and Databases

Future

The manipulation of genome

Genome, determinism and future

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