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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Biology & Biochemistry |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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| Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take BB10006
While taking this module you must take BB10005 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide students with an introduction to the basic concepts of molecular genetics in a human context, including genome organisation and gene expression, transmission genetics, the molecular basis of mutagenesis, population/quantitative genetics and applied genetics in the context of medicine and forensics. Learning Outcomes: After taking this course the student should be able to: * Describe how the chemical structure of DNA accounts for information encoding and its change * Describe gene regulation and protein synthesis * Explain Mendelian principles and their underlying concepts * Describe how genetic variation is used in population genetics * Describe applications of genomic knowledge in medicine, health and forensics. Skills: Knowledge and understanding T/F/A, Intellectual skills F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Numeracy & computation T/F/A, Data acquisition, handling, and analysis T/F/A, Information technology T/F, Working independently T/F. Content: Principles of genetics and genomic science. Four major areas: a) human genome organisation and gene expression, b) sources of genomic variation and principles of inheritance, c) basic principles of quantitative and population genetics, d) applied genetics. Additionally: 1) brief overview of recent technological advances in sequencing and bioinformatics analyses of genes and genomes as well as, 2) applications of genomic science to medicine and forensic science. |
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BB10214 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Biology & Biochemistry
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