Description
In this course, you will learn:
- DNA as the genetic material was identified using several methods.
- DNA structure and methods for delivering DNA into cells
- Packaging's effects on DNA expression in higher organisms and information transmission without a change in DNA (epigenetics)
- DNA expression in the cell that is particular to a certain location
- DNA replication machinery with an extraordinarily low error rate
- DNA replication time and place of origin
- Mechanisms for “preserving” linear DNA ends
- Damage to DNA that affects the structure and movement of DNA
- Procedures for determining base sequence and amplifying DNA sequences
- Enzymes that break down DNA into distinct segments so that it can be divided
- Recombination methods for DNA fragments from various sources
Syllabus:
- DNA Structure
- DNA Organization
- DNA Replication I
- DNA Replication II
- DNA Manipulation