Course level

Undergraduate

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

3 Lecture hours
2 Practical or Laboratory hours

Incompatible

GNET3002 & AGRC2043

Assessment methods

Progressive assessment & final examination

Course enquiries

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

Improvement of agricultural systems via the application of genetics & biotechnology. Introduction to the principles of genetics, gene expression and biotechnology. Plant and animal breeding, population & quantitative genetics, DNA technology, genomics & genetic engineering as applied to improvement of agriculturally important organisms.