[Recommended Preparation: ENGL 115 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes; RDG 158 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.] Introduces principles and applications of human heredity. Includes Mendelian and molecular genetics, cell reproduction, genetic and chromosomal mutations and disorders, structure and function of DNA and RNA, genetic engineering, and the application of genetics to the study of evolution of species, and the origin of humans. [D; CSU; UC]