PROKARYOTIC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( BIOCHEM 501 or 507 ) and ( MICROBIO 470 , GENETICS 466 or 468 ) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Access and evaluate original research literature. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate problem solving practices. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify enzyme mechanisms responsible for transcription, translation, gene regulation, and replication in bacteria. Audience: Graduate 4. Compare the structural bases for the mechanisms. Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate the experiments that led to our understanding of theses mechanisms. Audience: Graduate 6. Deconstruct how these enzymes respond to nutritional and environmental signals in cells. Audience: Graduate 7. Outline the evolutionary basis and selection pressure for these mechanisms in vivo. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Access and evaluate original research literature. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate problem solving practices. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify enzyme mechanisms responsible for transcription, translation, gene regulation, and replication in bacteria. Audience: Graduate 4. Compare the structural bases for the mechanisms. Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate the experiments that led to our understanding of theses mechanisms. Audience: Graduate 6. Deconstruct how these enzymes respond to nutritional and environmental signals in cells. Audience: Graduate 7. Outline the evolutionary basis and selection pressure for these mechanisms in vivo. Audience: Graduate