Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING

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Requisites

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Learning outcomes

1.

Apply molecular techniques including DNA cloning, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA sequencing, DNA restriction and hybridization methods;

2.

Communicate understanding of DNA replication, recombination, mutation and repair;

3.

Communicate gene expression from DNA to RNA to protein, and signal transduction including how this is regulated;

4.

The ability to appropriately design experiments effectively interpret and communicate experimental data;

5.

Demonstrate bioinformatics skills, particularly involving the exploitation of data from molecular databases.

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