This course provides an in-depth treatment of selected topics in molecular biology.  Lecture topics include the structure and function of nucleic acids and proteins; DNA replication, recombination, and repair; mutagenesis; transcription and translation; regulation of gene expression; mobile genetic elements, and molecular biological techniques. 

The laboratory introduces experimental methodologies: cell culture techniques, transformation, DNA and protein isolation, electrophoresis, Southern and Western blotting, DNA sequencing, and recombinant DNA techniques. QA/QC topics will be addressed in the laboratory environment.