4.00 Credits
Structure and functions of nucleic acids and proteins; molecular arrangement of prokaryotic, and eukaryotic genomes; the processes of DNA replication, DNA repair, gene transcription, and protein translation; control and coordination of gene activity as they relate to cellular processes in normal and disease states. Techniques used in contemporary molecular biology labs including recombinant DNA, electrophoresis of nucleic acids and proteins, Western blotting, and bioinformatics are covered in the laboratory. Three class and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in BIOL U301 and BIOL U302; and eight hours of chemistry. Corequisite: BIOL U550L.