Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings

• 06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies
• 26. - Biological and biomedical sciences
• 26.08 - Genetics

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

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• Exclusion(s)

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