Genetics is more than understanding how traits are inherited—it’s also about learning how scientists use evidence to uncover how genes work, change, and shape biological variation.
In this Specialization, you’ll build a connected understanding of genetic analysis, beginning with inheritance and chromosome behavior and progressing through gene mapping, molecular genetics, DNA technology, gene regulation, genomics, mutation, population genetics, and evolution. Along the way, you’ll examine how genetic information moves from DNA to RNA to protein, how genes are regulated, how genomes change, and how genetic variation can be studied across individuals and populations. Through problem solving and applied examples, you’ll strengthen your ability to interpret genetic evidence and connect molecular mechanisms with broader patterns of inheritance and variation.
