BIOL 2301 — Genetics and Molecular Biology
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: M/WBostonOakland, CATraditional
Focuses on mechanisms of inheritance, gene-genome structure and function, and developmental genetics and evolution. Examples are drawn from the broad spectrum of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Topics and analytical approaches include transmission genetics, molecular biology and gene regulation, DNA molecular methods, quantitative and population genetics, bioinformatics, genomics, and proteomics.
Prerequisites
- all of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 86 | 90 | 96% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 360 | 364 | 99% | 1.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 363 | 480 | 76% | 39.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 214 | 220 | 97% | 6.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 88 | 90 | 98% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 4 | 461 | 470 | 98% | 2.3 |
| Spring 2025 | 4 | 360 | 516 | 70% | 39.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 2 | 222 | 250 | 89% | 14.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 88 | 90 | 98% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 453 | 489 | 93% | 12.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 4 | 405 | 516 | 78% | 27.8 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 52% · T 26% · W 52% · Th 44% · F 5%
Common patterns: MWR (19% of sections), M (19% of sections), W (14% of sections), MTWR (13% of sections), R (12% of sections), T (8% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Mark Grabiner (47% of students) · reviews
- Steven Vollmer (19% of students) · reviews
- Jonathon Bennett (16% of students) · reviews
- Javier Apfeld (10% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Mark Grabiner (42% of students) · reviews
- Jonathon Bennett (24% of students) · reviews
- Julian Sosnik (17% of students) · reviews
- Javier Apfeld (11% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Matthias Schlichting (99% of students) · reviews
- Tobey Colston (1% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Matthias Schlichting (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
BIOL 2302, BIOL 2309, BIOL 2406, BIOL 3409, BIOL 3411, BIOL 3415, BIOL 3417, BIOL 3419, BIOL 3421, BIOL 3423, BIOL 3425, BIOL 3427, BIOL 3603, BIOL 3605, BIOL 3607, BIOL 3611, BIOL 5301, BIOL 5306, BIOL 5535, BIOL 5539, BIOL 5543, BIOL 5573, BIOL 5581, BIOL 5585, BIOL 5591, BIOL 5593, BIOL 5595, BIOL 5597, BIOL 5601, EEMB 3465, PSYC 4570
Courses that list BIOL 2301 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (BIOL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOL courses · Plan it at numap.app