Abstract: With the development of the times, the country's demand for talents has changed from a single knowledge-based to a combination of practical and skilled. It puts forward the concept of“student development as the center”, and at the same time implements the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education and advocates the implementation of teaching reform and innovation from the aspects of“teaching content, mode, method and evaluation”. Taking the teaching of undergraduate genetics course as an example, this paper explores how to change the traditional emphasis on genetic theory learning and ignore the current situation of students'development. Through the reform of teaching content and teaching mode, promote students'all-round development and cultivate high-quality applied talents with a sense of social responsibility, innovative spirit, practical ability and international perspective.

Key words: Genetics, Teaching innovation, Foster virtue through education, Practical exploration, BOPPPS teaching, Problem string