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<p>The operative word there is “specific.” GGD specifies 4 classes that you have to take while leaving the 2 other courses up to your choosing. In contrast, PMB requires you to take 3 specific plant courses. This doesn’t sound like something that someone who is only interested in molecular genetics would want to do.mmAnd guess what, you can take all the PMB/MCB cosponsored courses for those 2 electives in GGD.</p>
<p>This is all irrelevant since the OP is only here for a year, but the point is-- STOP POSTING ADVICE ON SUBJECTS THAT YOU ARE COMPLETELY UNFAMILIAR WITH. You can advise premed students to not major in MCB, whatever, that’s great. But when you mislead people with your authoritatively stated misinformed opinions, such as “Plant and Microbial Biology offers the large[sic] breadth of genetics courses of any bio department on campus,” that’s messed up.</p>