Lecture
Lecture Outline

Handouts/Study Aids
The p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene
Overview of Transcription and Translation
What is a Gene?

RNA Structure and Classes

RNA and the Origin of Life
Interleukin 2 Gene
Alpha Amanitin
Components Required for Translation in Prokaryotes
Action of EcoRI

Genomics
Eukarytic Genomes
Barbara McClintock and Genetic Transposition
How Do Transposable Elements Work?

Genomics Lab

Practice Questions
BLAST search
Transcription
Translation
Exam 4 review (Transcription and Translation
)

Web Sites
The Evolving Definition of a Gene
Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Transcription

How does RNA know where to go in the city of the cell?
Cracking the Code
The Elaborate Structure of Spider Silk

Miscellaneous
Biopersonals