Overview
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Offerings
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING
Enrolment rules
BIO152 Cell Biology/Foundations of Cell and Molecular Biology/Foundations of Cell Biology
Students who have successfully completed BIO316 Molecular Genetics may not take this unit for credit.
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Learning outcomes
1.
Molecular techniques including DNA cloning, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA sequencing, DNA restriction and hybridization methods;
2.
DNA replication, recombination, mutation and repair;
3.
Gene expression from DNA to RNA to protein, including how this is regulated;
4.
Molecular mechanisms of signal transduction.
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The ability to appropriately design experiments;
6.
The ability to effectively interpret and communicate experimental data;
7.
Bioinformatics skills, particularly involving the exploitation of data from molecular databases.
8.
Using knowledge and skills to develop new approaches for the investigation of cellular processes in animals, plants and microorganisms.
Assessments
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Additional information
Unit content:
1. Nucleic acids 2. Genome organisation 3. DNA cloning 4. Electrophoresis 5. PCR 6. Nucleic acid manipulation and detection 7. Apoptosis 8. DNA sequencing and databases 9. Transcription 10. RNA processing 11. Translation 12. Gene regulation 13. Signal transduction 14. DNA replication 15. Mutation 16. Recombination 17. Development