Plant Biotechnology

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

The theory, application and history of plant biotechnology. Plant genome structure and the regulation of gene expression. Transcript, protein and metabolic profiling. Recombinant gene transfer into the plant genome. Biotechnological approaches to crop improvement, soil remediation and value-added traits. Prerequisite(s): Biology 331, 371, and 3 units from Biochemistry 341 or 393.