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Learning Objectives and Course Outlines for Biology 311, Fall 2000

Objective and Outlines for Unit 1: Sept 6th to October 4th, 2000 (up to first exam)

Oct 9, 2000: Genomic Organization

Oct 11, 2000: Genomic Organization, cont.

Oct 16, 2000: Mobile Genetic Elements

Oct 18, 2000: Lycan et al paper discussion

Oct 20 and 23, 2000: Prokaryotic Transcriptional Regulation

Oct 25, 2000: Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation, Part I

Oct 27, 2000: Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation, Part II

Oct 30, 2000: Discussion of Jacob et al, "The Operon"

Nov 1, 2000: Transcription termination

Nov 3, 2000: Transcription termination, cont.

Nov 6, 2000: RNA Splicing

Nov 8, 2000: Nuclear export and alternative splicing

Nov 10, 2000: Discussion of Hoshijima et al, "Transcriptional Regulation"

Nov 15, 2000: DNA Replication

Nov 17, 2000: Telomeres and Topoisomerases, and intro to DNA damage repair

Nov 20, 2000: DNA damage and repair

Nov 22, 2000: Mechanisms of Recombination

Nov 27, 2000: Discussion of Shibahara et al

Nov 29, 2000: Introduction to HIV-1

Dec 1, 2000: HIV-1 attachment and entry

Dec 4, 2000: HIV-1 reverse transcription

Dec 6, 2000: HIV-1 nuclear import and integration

Dec 8, 2000: HIV-1 gene expression, assembly, budding, and maturation

Dec 11, 2000: Discussion of Zennou et al: ""HIV-1 Genome Nuclear Import"