BMB 490 - Microbial Genetics

A lecture and laboratory chiefly in the genetics of Escherichia coli, its bacteriophages, and mechanisms of genetic exchange among prokaryotes. Lectures cover all materials and problems presented in the text. Laboratory sessions may include chemical mutagenesis, transposon mutagenesis, in vitro mutagenesis, transduction, conjugation, transformation, genetic mapping, physical mapping, complementation analyses, maxi cell expression of proteins, and regulatory studies using gene fusions and operon fusions. Lec 3, Lab 4.

General Education Requirements: Writing Intensive Requirement.

Prerequisites: BMB 464 or permission.

Course Typically Offered: Fall

Credits: 5