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Summary: Syllabus
GENE 4050 BEHAVIOR GENETICS
Spring Semester 2007
Life Sciences Bldg. C112
12:20-1:10 MWF
Instructor: Yong-Kyu Kim
Phone: 706-542-1448
Email: yongkyu@uga.edu
Office Hours: MWF 1:30-2:30 PM C-230 (Life Sciences Bldg.)
Course Description: An introduction to the interdisciplinary field combining behavioral
sciences and genetics to study roles of the genes and other factors involved in a variety of
complex behaviors of humans and animals. Current issues in behavior genetics will be
discussed: Mendelian Genetics; Genes and behavior; GXE; Statistics; Quantitative
genetics; Learning & memory; Intelligence (IQ); Cognitive disabilities; Personality
disorders; Psychopathology; Antisocial behavior; Substance abuse; Sexual orientation;
Laterality; Evolution.
Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to
· Understand the basic principles and methods of behavior genetics
· Understand how these principles can be used in the study of behavior
· Evaluate evidence for or against that behavioral characteristics are influenced by
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