Prerequisites: BCH 110A, BCH 110B, BCH 110C or equivalents; graduate standing or consent of instructor
Description: Advanced topics in molecular biology of the biosynthesis and regulation of DNA, RNA, and proteins. Some topics covered include the following: molecular anatomy of genes and chromosomes; DNA repair and recombination; regulation of genes in the cell cycle; telomerase; RNA processing and splicing; RNA editing; regulation of normal genes and oncogenes;chaperones and protein targeting.