BIOL 21800 - Genetics And Molecular Biology

The course will cover the principles of classical and molecular genetics. Mendelian inheritance, linkage, gene interaction and chromosomal aberrations, nucleic acids structure, gene function (replication, transcription, and translation), mutation and repair, regulation of gene expression, genetic engineering. The laboratory experiments include linkage mapping in Drosophila, allozyme variation in fish, DNA extraction, electrophoresis, restriction enzyme analysis, gene isolation by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Preparation for Course
P: BIOL 11700 And BIOL 11900 with grades of C- or better and CHM 11600 or consent of instructor.

Cr. 4.
Hours
Class 3, Lab. 3.
Notes
This course is open only to biology-related science majors. Instructor permission required for non-biology majors.