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CHEM 642 - Biochemistry

Credit(s): 3
BIOCHEMISTRY
Component: Lecture
Continuation of catabolic pathways from CHEM641.   A chemical approach to molecular biology addressing the following topics:  DNA, the vehicle of inheritance; the topology of DNA; the central dogma of molecular biology; the mechanisms of replication, transcription and translation; DNA recombination and repair; recombinant DNA technology; chromosomal DNA and its packaging; and gene expression and its control.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: CHEM 527  or CHEM 641 .
Course Typically Offered: Spring