Course title

Biotechnology and the Human Genome

Pre-requisite

chemistry

Course description

This CTE biotechnology and genetics courseintroduces students to modern molecularbiotechnology. All Biotechnology classes at CHSare Career & Technical Education courses whichprovide opportunities for Work-Based Learning;leadership development through the HOSA club;and relevant industry and job training.Students gain hands-on; real-world labexperience as they learn advanced molecularbiology topics including DNA structure andreplication; protein synthesis; and geneexpression and regulation. Other topics includegenetic engineering and bacterialtransformation; agricultural biotechnology;environmental biotechnology; DNA sequencingand biotechnology manufacturing. Labexperience includes sterile techniques; PCR; gelelectrophoresis; bacterial transformation andgenetic engineering.

School country

United States

School state

Colorado

School city

Golden

School / district Address

10441 County Highway 73

School zip code

80433

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

  • CTE
  • Career and technical education
  • LADV
  • Advanced science
  • LBIO
  • Biology

Approved date

Online / Virtual

No