Introduction to biochemistry, cell biology and development, and genetics.

Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A-B-C with a grade of C- or better (Chem 1C may be taken concurrently), or a score of 4 or better on either the Advanced Placement Chemistry or Advanced Placement Biology exams.

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Letters and science

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CLEGG D O
Dennis Clegg
3.8
41 reviews
FEINSTEIN S C
Stuart Feinstein
4.4
64 reviews
WILSON M Z
Max Wilson
1.7
14 reviews
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Spring 2024 . Gonzalez Nino Kranzfelder P
ILP 2101
M W F
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Summer 2024 . T B A
ILP 1302
M T W R
09:30 AM - 10:55 AM
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MCDB1A . Clegg D O 5 Months Ago

Clegg is an entertaining lecturer & helped make 8am lectures more bearable by starting a few mins late & doing jokes throughout the lecture. He sometimes speeds through lecture tho. I also have personal beef with his exam questions bc he expects you to remember very small details from lecture. He LOVES all of the above/none of the above options.

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MCDB1A . Feinstein S C 5 Months Ago

I really appreciated Feinstein's lectures because he connected all the topics very well and didn't speed through everything like the other MCDB 1A profs did. His test questions for the midterm/final were very fair and reflective of the lectures. Overall great guy!

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MCDB1A . Wilson M Z 5 Months Ago

Lectures were fast paced and confusing. I took AP Bio in high school and still found them hard to follow at times. I understand that genetics isn't usually taught first but it really doesn't have to be this complicated. The questions he wrote for the final were evil & not at all like the midterm. Felt like he was trying to mess us up on purpose.

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MCDB1A . Wilson M Z 5 Months Ago

literally horrible section on his final…. not sure where any of that came from but his section made me hate genetics and him (do not take this class with him. you will regret it.)

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MCDB1A . Wilson M Z 5 Months Ago

His midterm was easy but his portion of the final was nothing like the midterm. Also it was nothing like his lectures at all, there wasnt even a single pedigree on the genetics part. Evil final

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MCDB1A . Wilson M Z 5 Months Ago

Took him for MCDB 194SM, a 2 unit seminar he teaches. Supposed to be 5 assignments for the class, he only finished making 3. He held class outside set timings and on Memorial day. Boring/bad lecturer, youtube lectures by another professor copied word for word and still messed up. Assigned a 20 page paper as the final after the drop deadline.

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