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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

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).