Genetics

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The course discusses the principles of technical genetics with application to the study of biological function at the level of molecules, cells, and multicellular organisms, including humans. The skills trainings are aimed to obtain a basic introduction to techniques and methods in modern Genetics. The skills take place at a designated skills laboratory at DUB30; subsequently group presentations form the integration of theoretical and practical information.

Course objectives

To experience the basic molecular tools that cover the genetic dogma;
To be able to purify genomic DNA from eukaryotic cells and plasmid (circular) DNA from prokaryotic cells and perform quantitative and qualitative analyses nucleic acid products;
To isolate RNA from eukaryotic cells and apply reverse transcription to generate copy DNA;
To perform and comprehend polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis;
To study specific proteins from tissue by Western immunoblotting;
To present in-depth knowledge in an essay on predefined genetic concepts.

Prerequisites

Core 1000 level courses

Co requisites

BIO2007

Cell Biology

Genetics

Genetics

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