BIO 467 - Molecular Biology of Procaryotes

BIO 111, BIO 113, BIO 326, BIO 328, prior or concurrent election of BIO 405, BIO 406; CHM 220 or CHM 330; or consent of instructor. (4).

Survey of the molecular biology of procaryotic organisms. DNA replication, DNA repair and recombination, and mechanisms regulating gene expression at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels; the interaction of these processes in complex phenomena such as ribosome biosynthesis, cell division, and sporulation. Lecture and laboratory; laboratory focus on recombinant DNA methodologies. Graded ABCDE.