BIOL 401 - Molecular Genetics

Credits: 4

The structure and function of nucleic acids, mechanisms of DNA replication, transcription, protein synthesis, recombinant DNA techniques and their applications. Gene and genome structure and its relation to gene regulation in development and response to environmental and internal challenges. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisites: BIOL 113, 115 or equivalent, CHEM 104 and 105 or CHEM 107 and 108 (or 111). only.