BIOL 478 Molecular Biology of the Genome


4 semester hours

Advances in understanding cellular processes, gene expression, and the structure and function of macromolecules due to The Human Genome Project and associated new high-throughput technologies. Use of systems biology perspectives and bioinformatics tools to answer biological questions. May include: functional genomics, sequence alignment and phylogeny, comparative genomics, and biological pathways and networks.

Lecture, 2 hours; Laboratory, 6 hours.

Prerequisites: BIOL 112 , BIOL 202 ; CHEM 220 .




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