2025 Fall

INTEGBI 136 001 - LEC 001

The Biology of Sex

Doris Bachtrog

Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025

Tu, Th

02:00 pm - 03:29 pm

Li Ka Shing 125

Class #:24763

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Integrative Biology

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 8

Enrolled: 67

Waitlisted: 1

Capacity: 75

Waitlist Max: 16

Open Reserved Seats:

5 reserved for New Undergraduate Transfer Students

2 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission

1 reserved for Integrative Biology Majors

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

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+ 1 Independent Study

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The ability to reproduce is a defining characteristic of life, and of great interest to biologists as well as humanity in general. What is sex, and why did it develop? Why do we have sexual reproduction, whereas some animals do not? This course will provide a comprehensive overview on the biology of sex from an evolutionary perspective with an emphasis on humans in comparison to other species. The course will consist of two lectures each week, and a lab where we discuss a paper, watch videos, or have discussion sections on specific topics that were covered in class.

Class Notes

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