Genes, Genomes, and Gene Expression

3 Hours

Detailed consideration of prokaryotic and eukaryotic mechanisms of DNA replication and transcription; posttranscriptional processing of transcription products; and mechanism and regulation of the translation of messenger RNAs. Only one of the following may be counted: Biochemistry 395J, Biology 395J, Molecular Biology 395J, Microbiology 395J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.