K-State’s minor in Applied Genomics and Biotechnology is designed to enhance the career options for students in animal and plant sciences. Upon completion of the minor, students will be more competitive to enter the workforce in the genomics and biotechnology area as well as be more prepared to continue on in a graduate research program.

Graduates of the program will have a broad knowledge of the application of biotechnology (e.g. techniques, ethics, potential risk, and intellectual property rights), genomics, and bioinformatics to plant and animal improvement. Students will exposed to techniques such as molecular cloning, PCR, genetic and disease diagnostics, as well as, bioinformatics analyses of genomic data, including sequence alignment, retrieval of data from public databases, DNA marker diversity and inheritance studies, genome mapping, and gene expression.