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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO 420 - Methods in Molecular Biology

4 Credits


Students examine the laboratory techniques used to study how higher organisms maintain and express genetic information. The course emphasizes model organisms and their responses to environmental stimuli; topics include DNA and RNA isolation, PCR, gene cloning and manipulation, analysis of gene expression, conservation genetics, and bioinformatics. Laboratory only.
Course Fee.
Prerequisites: BIO 238  and sophomore standing.