Course Description

65-412 Virology F(3-3) [0.50]

Viral diversity, structure and composition. Growth, assay and purification. Lytic replication of bacteriophages; lysogeny and transduction. Animal virus replication cycle and organization of viral DNA and RNA genomes and strategies for their expression and replication. Tumor virology. Induction and mechanism of action of interferon. Department of Microbiology.

Prerequisites: 40-202 or 40-307.

Course Profile

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar