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BMB 251Molecular and Cell Biology I

3 credits · Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · Penn State

BMB 251 Molecular and Cell Biology I (3) is an introduction to the fundamental principles of molecular and cellular biology, with a primary focus on eukaryotic cells. Topics covered will include elementary biochemistry; structure and function of biological macromolecules, the cell and its organelles; the role of biological membranes in bioenergetics and sub-cellular compartments. There will be a particular emphasis on the molecular mechanism of heredity; the organization and expression of genetic information; experimental methods used in the analysis of gene expression and the relationship between gene/protein structure and function.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “CHEM 112 or CHEM 112H Recommended preparations MICRB 201 or MICRB 201H”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (4 programs).

Required in (3)

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, B.S. (Berks)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, B.S. (Science)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Minor

One of the options in (4)

  • Biomedical Engineering, Minor
  • Science, B.S./Business Administration, M.B.A.
  • Systems Neuroscience, B.S.
  • Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, B.S.
What it opens up

Courses that list BMB 251 as a prerequisite (69)