Instructors: Bert Lampson and LarainePowers
Text: Microbial Genetics by Maloy, Cronan, and Friefelder
Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:15-3:35
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| Aug 26 | Introduction | |
| Aug 28 | Essentials of Genetics | Ch 1 |
| Sept 2 | Nucleic Acids | Ch 2 |
| Sept 4 | Proteins | Ch 3 |
| Sept 9 | Bacteria | Ch 4 |
| Sept 11 | Gene Expression | Ch 6 |
| Sept 16 | Exam 1 | |
| Sept 18 | DNA Replication | Ch 8 |
| Sept 23 | Phage Biology | Ch 5 |
| Sept 25 | T4 Biology | Ch 15 |
| Sept 30 | Plasmids / Conjugation | Ch 11, 14 |
| Oct 2 | Transformation | Ch 13 |
| Oct 7 | Debate 1: Stem Cells | |
| Oct 9 | Exam 2 | |
| Oct 14 | Fall Break | |
| Oct 16 | Recombination | Ch 1, 9 |
| Oct 21 | DNA Damage and Repair | Ch 9 |
| Oct 23 | DNA Damage and Repair | Ch 9 |
| Oct 28 | Mutagenesis, Mutations, and Mutants | Ch 10 |
| Oct 30 | Mutagenesis, Mutations, and Mutants | Ch 10 |
| Nov 4 | Debate 2 | |
| Nov 6 | Regulation of Gene Expression | Ch 7 |
| Nov 11 | Exam 3 | |
| Nov 13 | Regulation of Gene Expression | Ch 7 |
| Nov 18 | Transposable Elements | Ch 12 |
| Nov 20 | Transposable Elements | Ch 12 |
| Nov 25 | Genetic Engineering | Ch 20, 21 |
| Nov 27 | Thanksgiving | |
| Dec 2 | Genetic Engineering | Ch 20,21 |
| Dec 4 | Microbial Genomes, Makeup exams | |
| Dec 9 | 10:30 -12:30 Exam 4 |