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GRADES: Grades to be used for the candidates who satisfactorily complete the
requirements of a course by the end of the semester are:
ASSESMENT SYSTEM;
1. CONTINUOUS ASSESMENT: 40%
2. END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION:60%
The continuous assessment component consists of take-home assignments,
class quizzes and tests, term papers and project work. This component gives
student the chance to demonstrate their abilities on a wider variety of learning
tasks and a broader variety of work environment than is possible under formal
examination conditions. Attendance is MANDATORY as students with less than
75% attendance will, in line with the university regulation, not be allowed to sit
for the examination. Students are expected to submit assignment as scheduled
The class of the degree of a candidate who has successfully completed his/her
course of studies shall be determined as follows:
Cumulative Class of Degree
4.5-5.0 1 = First Class
3.5-4.49 2 = Second Class Upper
2.5-3.49 2 = Second Class Lower
1.5-2.49 3 = Third Class
WEEK 1: Genetics and its scope. Mendel and his laws of inheritance. Physical
and chemical basis of inheritance.
WEEK 2: Man as an object of genetics. Modifications of classical Mendelian
ratios.
WEEK 3: Heredity and environment.
WEEK 4: Probability and the chi square test Quantitative and multiple allelic
inheritance.
WEEK 5: Sex development, sex linkage and sex abnormalities.
WEEK 6: Mutations, Heredity, Eugenics and the future of mankind.