PC3202 - Molecular Genetics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:

Available to Bachelor of Pharmacy students only.

This subject provides a strong foundation in molecular biology for application in all fields. It explores the structure of DNA, the mechanism of DNA replication, genetic recombination and repair of DNA, transcription, translation, chromatin structure, comparison of eukaryote and prokaryote genome structure, the operon model and techniques used in recombinant DNA technology.

Learning Outcomes

• elements of gene regulation based on the operon model;
• how bacteriophage and viruses have been important in the development of molecular biology;
• how genetic information is stored and propagated;
• the applications of recombinant DNA techniques and their potential in basic science, medicine, agriculture and biotechnology;
• the central dogma of molecular biology.

Prerequisites:	All level 2 BPharm subjects
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	BC2023 and BC2025

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc146530
Lecturers:	jc134630, jc146530, jc148687, Assoc. Professor John Smithson, Professor David Miller, mogvm, mojnb.
Contact hours:	36 hours 30 hours
Assessment:	(65%); (10%); (25%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.