BIOL 264 - Cell and Molecular Biology

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Southern University at Shreveport

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Description:

This course involves an intense study of general principles involved in the workings of a living cell. Cellular and molecular structure and function within eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells are stressed. Emphasis is placed on cell morphology and diversity; microscopic and molecular structure of cellular components; relations of cell structure to metabolism; cellular homeostasis; enzymes, bioenergetics and cellular respiration; nucleic acid chemistry, nucleic acid mechanisms in replication, transcription, translation and protein biosynthesis; nucleic acid hybridization, genetic engineering, and gene expression and control; membrane structure and transport; cellular communication and intracellular compartments; and the cell-cycle and cellular division. Cell culturing, protein purification, electrophoresis, hybridization, recombinant DNA, DNA cloning, and polymerase chain reaction bio-techniques are stressed in the laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 104 and CHEM 130.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.susla.edu

Phone Number:

(318) 670-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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