Advanced Nucleic Acids

3 credits · Undergraduate

This is a lecture- based course designed to provide in-depth knowledge on advanced topics in nucleic acid biochemistry. Topics include mechanistic analysis of nucleic acid metabolism; the RNA world hypothesis and theories of the origin of life; epigenetics; specificity and role of polymerases and repair pathways; replication and recombination mechanisms; RNA structural motifs and physical processing in gene expression; structure and function of non-coding RNA; silencing and micro RNA; catalytic RNA molecules; and technological applications of RNA. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 204-3 with a minimum grade of C Preclusion(s): CHEM 405-3