BIOL 340L - Molecular Biology Laboratory (MC)

2 cr.

(Pre-requisites: BIOL 141/ BIOL 141L, BIOL 142/ BIOL 142L, and CHEM 232: Concurrent: CHEM 233; Co-requisite BIOL 340)

This course offers an intensive lab experience into the practical aspects of molecular biology. Recombinant DNA methods and bioinformatics will be used to clone a gene. Additional techniques that will be explored include multiplex PCR, agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Southern and Western blots, DNA fingerprinting, and ELISA.