BIOL 4160 - Advanced Techniques in Microbiology and Molecular Biology

4 hours (1;4)

Intensive laboratory exercises in cultivation, analysis and gene transfer in bacterial mutants. Emphasis on techniques for studying macromolecular and enzyme synthesis, preparation and analysis of plasmid DNA, cloning and gene expression.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of foundation requirements for the declared biological sciences major and C or higher in BIOL 2041 and one of the following courses: BIOC 3621, BIOC 4540 or BIOL 3510. If major is outside of biological sciences, foundation requirements for the biology BA must be completed and C or higher in BIOL 2041 and one of the following courses: BIOC 3621, BIOC 4540 or BIOL 3510. If these requirements are not met, department consent is required.

Corequisite(s): BIOL 4170.

May not be used for advanced biology hours for the biology BA. May not be repeated at the graduate level as BIOL 5160. Offered only in a five-week summer session.