BCMB 406 — Molecular Genetics
Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology · University of Ghana
Genetic Foundations: Overview of Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance, Transformation, transduction, and conjugation, Recombination and complementation, Mutational analysis, Genetic mapping and linkage, Analysis. Chromatin and Chromosomes: Overview of Karyotypes, Translocations, inversions, deletions, and duplications, Aneuploidy and polyploidy Structure. Genomics: Genome structure, Physical mapping, Repeated DNA and gene families, Gene identification, Transposable elements, Genome Maintenance: DNA replication, DNA damage and repair, DNA modification, DNA recombination and gene conversion. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes: Cis-acting regulatory elements, Trans-acting regulatory factors, Gene rearrangements and amplifications, Genetic manipulation of bacteria: transposons and plasmids. Large scale genome analysis: the human genome project.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- BCMB 400 — Project
- BCMB 401 — Protein Chemistry I
- BCMB 402 — Protein Chemistry II
- BCMB 403 — Molecular Biotechnology & Applications
- BCMB 404 — Immunology and Immunochemistry
- BCMB 405 — Cell Signalling
- BCMB 407 — Cell & Molecular Biology Practical Ii
- BCMB 408 — Entrepreneurship For Innovations In Biosciences
- BCMB 409 — Biochemistry of Parasites
- BCMB 410 — Seminars and Scientific Writing
- BCMB 411 — Clinical Biochemistry
- BCMB 414 — Plant Biochemistry
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).