Text book: Molecular Biology, third edition (MB) by Robert F. Weaver. Students are expected to study the assigned reading material and PowerPoint presentations prior to attending the lectures.
Blackboard (MyTulane) website: Lecture presentations and homework assignments will be posted on this site. You should check the syllabus posted on the MyTulane site on a regular basis because page assignments and other readings associated with lectures may change.
Class |
Topic |
MB Chapter |
| 1 | What is Molecular Biology? | 1 |
| 2 | Monomers: amino acids and nucleotides | |
| 3 | Molecular forces | |
| 4-7 | Structure, function and analysis of proteins | 3 |
| 8-9 | Structure and analysis of nucleic acids | 2 |
| 10-11 | Gene cloning, libraries, genomics | 4, 24 |
| 12-13 | Molecular biology methods | 5 |
| FIRST EXAM | ||
| 14 | RNA structure function and analysis | |
| 15-16 | Bacterial RNA polymerase | 6 |
| 17-18 | Bacterial Operons and regulons | 7-8 |
| 19 | DNA-protein interactions in bacteria | 9 |
| 20-21 | Bacterial chromosomes and DNA replication | 20-21 |
| SECOND EXAM | ||
| 22-23 | Eukaryotic RNA polymerases and promoters | 10 |
| 24 | General transcription factors of eukaryotes | 11 |
| 25 | Eukaryotic transcription activators and repressors | 12 |
| 26-27 | Capping and polyadenylation of RNA | 15 |
| 28-29 | RNA splicing, RNA editing | 14, 16 |
| 30 | Eukaryotic chromosomes | 13 |
| FINAL EXAM (time published in the schedule of classes) |
HOMEWORK: Homework is assigned periodically, and are due the following class. Homework answers are internet accessible for two weeks after it is assigned.
Grading: Two midterm exams and a final exam each count as 33 1/3 % of the grade. Homework assignments will be used to determine borderline grades. Late homework will not be accepted. Two or more unexcused absences in the lecture will cause your final letter grade dropping by one letter. If you miss an exam you will be allowed to take a makeup exam only if you contact me prior to the time of the exam and get my approval. Unexcused missed exams will probably be recorded as a 0 % score
AS A REMINDER: The Honor Code stipulates that "all academic work must be the result of the student's own efforts."
This outline was last updated on August 10, 2007