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Molecular Biology - Part 1: DNA Replication and Repair
- 9 Sequences
- Advanced Level
- Subtitles in Chinese
- Starts on January 16, 2023
- Ends on March 20, 2023
Course details
Syllabus
- How to compare and contrast the mechanisms of DNA replication in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
- How to describe several enzymatic mechanisms that the cell uses to repair or tolerate DNA damage
- How to analyze protein structures to infer functional information
- How to designmethods for the best experiment to test a hypothesis related to DNA replication or repair proteins
- How to interpret data from DNA replication and repair experiments
Prerequisite
Instructors
Stephen P. Bell
HHMI Investigator; Professor of Biology
MIT
Tania A. Baker
HHMI Investigator; Whitehead Professor of Biology
MIT
Mary Ellen Wiltrout
Director of Blended and Online Initiatives, Lecturer, Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sera Thornton
MITx Digital Learning Fellow, Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nathaniel Schafheimer
MITx Digital Learning Fellow, Department of Biology
MIT
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