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JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

SPRING 2005
Instructor: Dr. Margaret M. Wallace

Room: 4411 N

Tel: (212) 237-8492

  

Tu. 6:20-8:20 PM

Rm. 3417 N

       

 

 

TEXTS: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE GENE by James D. Watson et al,  5th Edition, Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco 2004.

AN INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC DNA ANALYSIS by Keith Inman and Nora Rudin, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, New York 2002.

 

WEEK DATE LECTURE TOPICS ASSIGNMENTS
1 FEB   1 Mendelian View Ch. 1, 2 (W) p. 5-40 
    Nucleic Acids  
       
2 FEB   8 Weak & Strong Bonds Ch. 3, 4, 5(W) p. 41-92
       
3 FEB 15 Techniques Ch. 20 (W) p. 647-679
       
4 FEB 22 Structures of DNA & RNA Ch. 6, 7 (W) p. 93-180
    Chromosomes & Nucleosomes  
       
5 MAR  1 DNA Replication Ch. 8 (W) p. 181-234
       
6 MAR  8 Recombination & Repair Ch. 9, 10, 11 (W) p. 235-342 
       
7 MAR 15 Midterm Exam  
       
8 MAR 22 Transcription, RNA Splicing Ch. 12, 13 (W) p. 347-410
       
9 APR    5 Translation Ch, 14, 15 (W) p. 411-478
       
10 APR  12 Prokaryotic Gene Regulation Ch, 16 (W) p. 483-527 
       
11 APR  19 Eukaryotic Gene Regulation Ch. 17 (W) p. 529-573
       
12 MAY  2 Gene Regulation during Development Ch. !8, 19 (W) p. 575-641
    Comparative Genomics  
       
13 MAY  2 Forensic DNA Analysis I Ch. 1-6 (I) p. 1-95
       
14 MAY 17 Forensic DNA Analysis II Ch. 7-9 (I) p. 97-173
       
* W, Watson; I, Inman    
    **Final Exam May 24, 2005**  
Attendance: You are required to attend the lectures. More than two (2) unexcused absences are considered excessive and you will receive a grade of F.
You are required to read the 2003-2005 Undergraduate Bulletin (p.44-45) regarding the College’s policy on plagiarism and cheating.