BIOL 477 - Biotechnology: Applications of Molecular Techniques and Bioinformatics

(4 units)

Prerequisite: BIOL 340 or BIOL 370 or both CHEM 441A and CHEM 441B all with a grade of “C” or better. (Undergraduates enroll in BIOL 477; graduates enroll in BIOL 577.)

Theory and techniques for isolating, amplifying, and analyzing genes, genomes, transcripts, and proteins. Data-mining, the use of computers in experimental design and/or functional analysis, use of current molecular techniques for drug development and other applications in the biotechnology workplace.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs., activity 2 hrs.) Double Numbered with: Double-numbered with BIOL 577.