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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Molecular Biology - Part 1: DNA Replication and Repair

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MITx Online

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An in-depth adventure through DNA replication and repair to strengthen your scientific thinking and experimental design skills.

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 design methods 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

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Stephen Bell, Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Darcy Gordon, Sera Thornton, and Nathaniel Schafheimer

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