GENE20001 Foundations of Genetics and Genomics (University of Melbourne): rated 2.9/5 overall across 49 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
GENE20001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Genetics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 基础的与基因组学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Genetics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject will describe the fundamental characteristics of a genome, its structure and how genetic information contained within the genome is expressed and transmitted. The subject will integrate the molecular basis of genetic variation with the principles of Mendelian, quantitative and popula.
GENE20001 has 49 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 2.9 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 19 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.9 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "I hated this subject. Hated it with a passion. It was my lowest subject by 20 points. It was 3 whole grade levels below my next lowest subject. I passed it, but only because the mid sems were so easy. I definitely scored less than 50% on the exam. It is the worst subject I have …"
On Reddit: "I did this subject last semester and the second semester subject GENE20004. I didn't do any other bio-related subjects alongside it and still found it to very manageable. If you have done first year biology (BIOL10009 and BIOL10011) it was similar to that, with a lot of the same…"
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Q: Is GENE20001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 49 reviews: usefulness 2.9/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches GENE20001, and when is it offered?
A: GENE20001 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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