BIOL 5900 - Biotechniques

2 S

2 1-hour lectures and 2 4-hour labs per week. P: BIOL 2100, BIOL 2101, BIOL 5870; consent of instructor. C: BIOL 5900. Theory and practice of modern genetic engineering technology. Topics include DNA purification, electrophoresis, restriction mapping, use of DNA modifying enzymes, basic cloning in plasmid vectors, and strain construction by conjugation and transduction.