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BB10007: Genetics

[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2020/1
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Biology & Biochemistry
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: MC 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • MCQ (MC 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: While taking this unit you must take BB10006 or carry out some additional reading (to be specified by the Director of Studies).
Description: Aims:
To introduce the principles of inheritance, to describe the chemical nature of inheritable material and the molecular basis of mutagenesis, to describe the structure and expression of genes and genomes in cells, to enable the student to appreciate how genetic data are generated and interpreted, to show basic genetic techniques in a wide range of organisms.

Learning Outcomes:
After taking this course the student should be able to:
* explain Mendelian principles and their underlying concepts;
* explain and create a genetic map;
* describe how the chemical structure of DNA accounts for information encoding and its change;
* explain the structure and dynamic nature of the genome;
* describe and explain the basis of the gene transfer in prokaryotes.

Skills:
Learning and studying T/F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Numeracy & computation T/F/A, Laboratory skills T/F, Information technology T/F, Problem solving T/F, Information handling & retrieval T/F/A, Working independently T/F.

Content:
Principles of inheritance in eukaryotes; chemical nature of the gene; structure of genomes; gene expression; mutagenesis; non-Mendelian genetic systems. Practical sessions cover: Random assortment of two genetic markers in the fruit fly (Drosophila); sex linkage in Drosophila; tetrad analysis in a fungus (Sordaria); complementation testing in the yeast (Saccharomyces); genetic mapping in the fungus Aspergillus; mutagenesis in the bacterium Salmonella; genetic polymorphism in Homo sapiens.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

BB10007 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Biology & Biochemistry

Notes:

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