652-302 Molecular Genetics

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By the end of the subject students should:

• have developed a general appreciation of the molecular basis of genetic processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes;

• be able to comprehend all of the basic techniques of recombinant DNA analysis and be able to appreciate how these methods are applied to specific biological problems;

• have obtained an understanding of how knowledge in molecular genetics is obtained and presented by the study of primary research papers and review articles;

• have acquired the basic concepts and knowledge to enable them to do more advanced courses in a wide range of areas of cellular and molecular biology.

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Replication, repair, mutagenesis and recombination in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; prokaryote gene structure, action and regulation; recombinant DNA methodology; eukaryotic gene structure, action and regulation; gene transfer methodology and genetic engineering.

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