MICROBIAL GENETICS & MOLECULAR MACHINES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MICROBIO 303 or concurrent enrollment or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Use correct nomenclature to describe microbial genetic and molecular processes and experimental approaches. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and apply concepts of genetics. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe how the molecular machines in bacterial gene expression function and, how they contribute to final gene-encoded activities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the mechanisms by which these molecular machines are regulated. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret molecular and genetic data in regard to specific experimental questions. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply understanding of microbial genetics and molecular machines to design experimental approaches test research hypotheses. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Use correct nomenclature to describe microbial genetic and molecular processes and experimental approaches. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize and apply concepts of genetics. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Describe how the molecular machines in bacterial gene expression function and, how they contribute to final gene-encoded activities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain the mechanisms by which these molecular machines are regulated. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret molecular and genetic data in regard to specific experimental questions. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply understanding of microbial genetics and molecular machines to design experimental approaches test research hypotheses. Audience: Undergraduate