BIOL 433 - Plant Molecular Biology (3 credits)

(Prereq: A grade of ‘C’ or better in BIOL 350 and BIOL 350L) (Coreq: BIOL 433L) This is a single semester course involving application of molecular theory and techniques with special focus on plant mechanisms and biotechnology. Topics discussed include but are not limited to: recombinant cloning, plant cell transformation, quantitative PCR, Next-gen sequencing, production of GM plants, RNA silencing, and CRISPR. F.