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Credit points: 15.0
Coordinator: Dr L Kelly
Pre/Corequisite: Prerequisites: Genetics 652-201 and 652-202. Corequisite: Concurrent enrolment in, or completion of, Genetics 652-302 and/or Biochemistry 521-302 and/or Microbiology 526-301
Contact: 39 lectures (three a week).
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
By the end of the subject students should:
- have become familiar with the techniques and concepts involved in the genetic investigation of various eukaryotic organisms;
- understand the usefulness of genetic analysis in the dissection of biological systems;
- have gained a knowledge and understanding of some of the major biological problems to which genetic analyses have been applied.
Content:
The course will cover gene regulation in eukaryotes; the structure of the eukaryotic genome; the genetics of the cell cycle; developmental genetics in plants and animals; neurogenetics; immunogenetics and oncogenes; somatic cell genetics; the application of molecular genetics to biotechnology.
Assessment:
A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination; up to three problems/assignments of up to 1,000 words each
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 191)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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