The University of Minnesota (formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The Twin Cities campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) apart. The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the ninth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,376 students at the start of the 202122 academic year. It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System, and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units.
Genetics at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is a deeply integrated field spanning multiple colleges and departments fostering comprehensive study and research. This collaborative environment allows exploration across diverse areas including human, plant, microbial, and evolutionary genetics. Students can pursue focused education through programs like the Genetics Cell Biology and Development major and minor or the Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and Genetics graduate program. The university leverages its interdisciplinary strengths and advanced facilities to explore fundamental genetic mechanisms and apply discoveries to health agriculture and environmental challenges contributing significantly to the advancement of genetic knowledge.
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