Central Dogma
Introduction to Transcription
Steps of Transcription
Introduction to Types of RNA
Introduction to Translation
Steps of Translation
Leading & Lagging DNA Strands
Introduction to DNA Replication
DNA Polymerases
Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons
The Lac Operon
The Trp Operon
Review of the Lac Operon & Trp Operon
Introduction to Mutations
Methods of Inducing Mutations
The Ames Test
Introduction to DNA Repair
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Transduction
Introduction to Conjugation
Conjugation: F Plasmids
Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells
The Griffith Experiment
Introduction to Viruses
Animal Viruses: Antigenic Drift vs. Antigenic Shift
Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections
Introduction to Animal Virus Infections
Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: DNA Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: RNA Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: Reverse-Transcribing Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: 4. Assembly Inside Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell
Prions
Simple Staining
Differential Staining
Gram Stain
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements