Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings

Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings
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06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies

26. - Biological and biomedical sciences

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the biological sciences and the non-clinical biomedical sciences, and that prepare individuals for research and professional careers as biologists and biomedical scientists.

26.08 - Genetics

This subseries comprises instructional program classes 26.0801 to 26.0899.

26.0801 - Genetics, general

This instructional program class comprises any general program that focuses on the scientific study of the organization, recombination, function, regulation, and transmission of heritable information in biological organisms at all levels of complexity. These programs include courses in Mendelian genetics, mechanisms of gene regulation, chromosome structure and replication, epigenetic phenomena, DNA repair and recombination, sex determination, genetic interactions between genomes, and molecular evolution.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • genetics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • animal genetics(26.0804)
    • biomedical engineering(14.0501)
    • clinical biochemical genetics - residency(60.0405)
    • clinical cytogenetics - residency(60.0406)
    • clinical genetics - residency(60.0407)
    • clinical molecular genetics - residency(60.0408)
    • genetic counselling(51.1509)
    • genetic engineering(14.0501)
    • human genetics(26.0806)
    • medical biochemical genetics - residency(60.0531)
    • molecular genetic pathology - residency(60.0536)
    • molecular genetics(26.0802)
26.0802 - Molecular genetics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of genetic structures and mechanisms of organisms, including bacteria, phages, and viruses. These programs include courses in the replication, expression, transfer, structure, maintenance, and stability of heritable information in DNA, RNA, and proteins; the regulation of these processes; and neurogenetics.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • molecular genetics
    • neurogenetics
    • protein expression
    • proteomics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • clinical molecular genetics - residency(60.0408)
    • cytogenetics(51.1010)
    • gene therapy(51.0914)
    • genetic counselling(51.1509)
    • genetic engineering(14.0501)
    • genetics(26.0801)
    • genomics(26.0807)
    • human genetics(26.0806)
    • molecular biology(26.0204)
    • molecular genetic pathology - residency(60.0536)
    • molecular medicine(26.1401)
26.0803 - Microbial and eukaryotic genetics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the genetics of viruses, infectious agents, organelles, nuclear genomes, eubacteria, archaebacteria, and eukaryotic organisms. These programs include courses in molecular genetics and evolution; parasitic and symbiotic interaction at the genetic level; epigenetic phenomena; microbial interactions; and genomics.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • microbial and eukaryotic genetics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • genetics(26.0801)
    • medical microbiology(26.0503)
    • microbiology(26.0502)
26.0804 - Animal genetics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the genetics of multicellular animal life forms from the experimental, comparative, and clinical (veterinary and medical) viewpoints. These programs include courses in molecular genetics, gene expression, gene regulation, genomics, epigenetic phenomena, DNA recombination and repair, genetic interactions at the microbial and higher levels, and molecular evolution.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • animal genetics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • animal breeding(01.0902)
    • animal husbandry(01.0302)
    • animal sciences(01.0901)
    • medical genetics(26.0806)
    • theriogenology - residency(60.0315)
26.0805 - Plant genetics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the genetics of multicellular plants and fungi as related to botanical research as well as to applications in comparative genetics, ecology and evolutionary studies, clinical studies, and industrial research. These programs include courses in molecular genetics, gene expression, gene regulation, genomics, epigenetic phenomena, DNA recombination and repair, genetic interactions at the microbial and higher levels, and molecular evolution.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • plant genetics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • botany(26.0301)
    • genetics(26.0801)
    • plant breeding genetics(01.1104)
    • plant sciences(01.1101)
26.0806 - Human/medical genetics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of human genetics from the standpoint of medical applications such as clinical diagnosis, genetic engineering and therapy, transplantation, and the study of genetic diseases and disabilities and their defence. These programs include courses in human molecular genetics; genetic factors causing disease; changes in gene expression during development, differentiation, and pathogenesis; recombinant DNA; gene therapy; clinical genetics; genetic epidemiology; immunogenetics; cytogenetics; and genetics of specific disorders and diseases.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • human genetics
    • medical genetics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • animal genetics(26.0804)
    • clinical biochemical genetics - residency(60.0405)
    • clinical cytogenetics - residency(60.0406)
    • clinical genetics - residency(60.0407)
    • clinical molecular genetics - residency(60.0408)
    • gene therapy(51.0914)
    • genetic counselling(51.1509)
    • genetic engineering(14.0501)
    • genetics(26.0801)
    • medical biochemical genetics - residency(60.0531)
    • molecular genetic pathology - residency(60.0536)
    • molecular genetics(26.0802)
26.0807 - Genome sciences/genomics

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of whole genome sequences and patterns of gene expression. These programs include courses in molecular and cellular biology, genetics, protein technologies, genomic sciences and techniques, bioinformatics, and scientific and research ethics.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • genome sciences
    • genomics

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • molecular genetics(26.0802)
26.0899 - Genetics, other

This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Genetics.

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