BIOL 5220 - Molecular Genetics

(4) Credit Hours

An in-depth analysis of fundamental cellular flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. Emphasis is on how these processes have been harnessed in the laboratory resulting in technologies such as DNA cloning and sequencing, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), genetic testing, gene therapy, genetic engineering and DNA forensics. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours. Prerequisites: approval of department head. Corequisites: BIOL 5200L. Laboratory/studio course fee will be assessed.