Why is genetics so hard to learn in Biology class?

It's not so much harder, it's just harder for you. That's not a flip or sarcastic or mean answer, it's just that we all have our strengths and weaknesses when it comes to learning. read more

"Wake Up Class" might be a better term for it. Also, a lot of upper division Biology classes have some overlap, Like Biochem, Genetics, and Cell Bio. Since I wa a non-degree seeking student, I took the courses out of order, so I had already had Biochem. and Cell Bio. before Genetics, so a lot of the material was review. read more

• E.g. “Mendelian Genetics” is often taught as a time capsule, whereas in research today this kind of genetics is really about gene discovery through mutational dissection. • E.g. Modified F 2 ratios often taught as “extensions to Mendel”, whereas in research they are about detecting interacting genes. read more