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      MICROBIAL AND EUKARYOTIC GENETICS 
         
          Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics: A program that focuses on the  scientific study of the genetics of viruses, infectious agents, organelles, nuclear genomes, eubacteria, archaebacteria, and eukaryotic organisms.  Includes instruction in molecular genetics and evolution; parasitic and symbiotic interaction at the genetic level; epigenetic phenomena; microbial interactions; and genomics.         |