course
Advanced Genetics (Zool 551)
Credit Hours: 3 (2+1)
Course Content:
Mutations, recombination in bacteria, transposable of genetic material. Genetic
control of the immune response and cell division (oncogenes and proto- oncogenes). Important
studies in genetics such as the experiments of Lederberg and Tatum, Hershey and Chase, Melson
and Stahl. Chargaff’s Rules and Griffin experiments. Watson and Craig contributions in discovery
of the DNA structure.