DNA model sculpture. (Image courtesy of the National Institutes of Health.)
Instructor(s)
Biology Department Faculty
MIT Course Number
7.28 / 7.58
As Taught In
Spring 2005
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course covers a detailed analysis of the biochemical mechanisms that control the maintenance, expression, and evolution of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. The topics covered in lectures and readings of relevant literature include gene regulation, DNA replication, genetic recombination, and mRNA translation. In particular, the logic of experimental design and data analysis is emphasized.
