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2021-2022 Westminster College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO 401 - Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology

Semester Hours: 4

This course examines traditional and more recent advances in nucleic acid analysis and manipulation. Topics include genome analysis, subcloning, sequencing, gene expression, microarrays, RNAi, bioinformatics, vaccine development, pharmacogenomics, and gene therapy. Information literacy assignments reinforce topics covered in lecture and lab. Weekly laboratory exercises are an essential component of this class and will be used to reinforce and explore many of the concepts covered in lecture.

Prerequisite: C- or better in BIO 302  or BIO 303 .
Lab Included: LB
When Offered: Offered every other Spring Semester.