May 18, 2025  
Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog

HBM 503 - Molecular Genetics


Introduces the classical work and current developments in lower and higher genetic systems. Covers gene structure and regulation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, mutational analysis and mapping, transposable elements, and biological DNA transfer mechanisms. Bacteriophage as well as lower and higher eukaryotic systems are used to illustrate aspects of molecular genetic structure and function.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): matriculation in graduate program or permission of instructor

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)

Offered Fall

Cross-Listed This course is offered as both MCB 503  and HBM 503.