Approximate Schedule of Topics and Corresponding Readings in Weaver
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Introduction - History of Molec. Biology |
chapter 1 |
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DNA & RNA structure |
chapter 2 |
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DNA replication |
chapters 20 and 21 |
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chromatin & DNA supercoiling |
chapter 13.1-13.2 |
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DNA recombination |
chapter 22.1-22.3 |
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Exam I |
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prokaryotic transcription |
chapters 3 and 6 |
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prokaryotic and organellar transcription |
chapters 5.3, 5.8, 7 and 8 |
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eukaryotic transcription |
chapters 10 and 11 |
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eukaryotic transcription (continued) |
chapter 12, & chapter 13.3 |
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Exam II |
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RNA Capping & Polyadenylaton |
Chapter 15 |
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RNA splicing |
Chapters 14, 16.3 |
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RNA Editing |
Articles to be distributed |
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RNAi (PTGS) |
Chapters 16.4, 16.5 |
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Translation |
Chapters 17, 18.3, 19 |
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Exam III |
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Translation (continued) |
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Genomics |
Chapter 24 |
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Transgenics: engineering plants and animals |
Chapter 4.3 and 5.8 |
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Transgenics (continued) |
Chapter 23, pg 756-769 |
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Final Exam |
Comprehensive |