Biotechnology II Course Outline

This 19-page course outline provides an overview of the Biotechnology II course taught at Los Angeles Mission College. In this course, "students are introduced to modern molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid isolation, recombinant DNA techniques, cell transformation, recombinant DNA analysis, nucleic acid hybridization, and DNA sequence analysis. Students explore the production and purification of proteins using biochemical techniques such as immunochemistry and chromatography."

Topics covered in this course include biotechnology overview, restriction enzymes, RNA purification, cDNA synthesis, DNA purification, DNA sequencing, RT-PCR, Quantitative PCR, DNA Cloning, immunohistochemistry, mammalian cell culture, and many more. Each topic listed in the course outline is accompanied by a course objective. 

The following sections are included in the outline:

• Basic Course Information
• Course Content and Objectives
• Relationship to College Programs
• Articulation Information
• Supplemental Course Information
• Approval Status
• Approval Information For New or Added Courses
• Addenda