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Area/Catalogue
BIOL 2016

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
010937

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

Course aim

To provide details of gene structure, function and inheritance and to present the principles of various molecular biological techniques and their application in clinical, research and forensic settings.

Course content

Mendelian inheritance, independent assortment and mapping of genes, gene interaction, gene isolation and manipulation, the genetics of bacteria and their viruses, regulation of gene expression, epigenetics, DNA mutation, recombination and repair, genomics and proteomics, evolution and the inheritance of complex traits.

Textbook(s)

Griffiths AJF, Wessler SR, Carroll SB, Doebley J 2011, Introduction to Genetic Analysis, Current Edition, Freeman

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
Group 1
CHEM 1006 Chemistry 100
BIOL 1012 Molecules to Tissues B
CHEM 1007 Chemistry 101
BIOL 1007 Molecules to Tissues A

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture 3 hours x 13 weeks
Practical 4 hours x 8 weeks
Tutorial 1 hour x 6 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Examination, Practical report and lab book, Test

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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