I just took freshman bio at UW as a 47 year old (with a master's and a job). They mentioned 3 people's names, Mendel, the guy with the sex chromosomes and fruit flies (see barely even covered the name) and hardy Weinberg's formulas. The whole class was stats, hypothesis testing, critical thinking and understanding and math with those formulas. We had to memorize about 30 total terms like gene, allele, heterozygous, etc. It was all observation, use a model hypothesize why the model does or doesn't fit.
I took it because when I learned honors bio in highschool in 91 it was all memorization of plant parts. This was way way better.
I took it because when I learned honors bio in highschool in 91 it was all memorization of plant parts. This was way way better.