This course introduces basic genetics concepts and uses a critical pedagogy to challenge the normative assumptions made about the dynamic relationship between genes and environments using a social justice framework. Course sessions and assignments retrace the experiments that led to the discovery of genes and their inheritance patterns, review molecular analyses to understand the functional products of genes, reveal how the acquisition and accumulation of mutations along with sexual reproduction lead to genetic diversity, and examine how behavioral and physical diversity can be influenced by the natural, built, and social environment. Course resources include texts, videos, and animations depicting molecular DNA techniques and processes specific to biology. Assignments include essays, genetics problems, case studies, and mind maps. Prerequisite for biology intermediate level courses. This course is required for the Interdisciplinary Science major, satisfies the foundation requirement for the Interdisciplinary Science minor, satisfies the elective for Gender Studies minor, Civic Engagement minor, and the "subject by subject" course requirement for Journalism + Design major and the Natural Sciences subject area for Environmental Studies. This course is offered every spring.