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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BI 325 - Molecular Biology


The study of information flow from DNA to protein.  Lecture topics include chemistry of DNA, RNA, and proteins; organization of genes, chromosomes, and genomes; transcription and translation; gene regulation; epigenetics; DNA replication; and genome evolution.  The laboratory explores how molecular biology techniques are used to clone and characterize novel genes.

Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153 with a grade of “C” or better in each; BI 223; CH 110 (or CH 103), CH 117 (or CH 204).

Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
When Offered: Spring