2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin

BIO 412 Molecular Biology

9 hours: 3 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory 

Molecular Biology provides an overview of the current concepts and techniques in molecular biology. Lecture topics include the molecular structure of cells, basic genetic mechanisms, control of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, DNA replication, repair and recombination, and protein structure and function. The laboratory experiments introduce basic experimental techniques and research methodology, including cell culture, recombinant DNA techniques, transformation, DNA extraction, electrophoresis, Southern and Western blotting, and DNA sequencing and analysis.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

ENG 201, BIO 315, CHE 315

Notes

This course has a $40.00 material fee.