Current concepts and theories in genetics concentrating on eukaryotes including humans; the generation of variation examined at the molecular level for fundamental genetic processes of mutation, recombination and repair; the evolution of the genome, maintenance of variation, the effects of mutations and their relevance to disease; use of comparative genomics to study genome evolution; genetics of cellular division process and developmental genetics; genetics of non-Mendelian characteristics - inheritance of mitochondrial types, imprinting, epigenetics; practical uses of genetics including the use of transposable elements; ecological genetics - natural and sexual selection, population structure; genetics of speciation, molecular evolution and phylogenetics; perspectives on genetics, history and future. Computer exercises and discussion groups to complement the lectures and introduce controversial topics in genetics.