Applied Molecular Genetics
About the course
Master course for biology students.The course is available as a singular course.
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The aim of this course is to give a thorough introduction to molecular genetic methods and bioinformatics used in modern biological research. The course will give a basis for advanced studies in different areas of biology and include practical exercises followed by computer analyses of own sequence data sets. The students will isolate DNA and RNA from Arctic samples, make clone libraries of functional genes in the C-and N-cycles and prepare samples for sequencing in the first part of the course. The laboratory and computer work is running for two subsequent weeks and the results are discussed in plenum. The students have to write individual laboratory reports. The lectures will be closely connected to the practical problems to be solved in the laboratory. Selected articles from the scientific curriculum are topics for seminar presented by the students.
Admission requirements
Admission requires a Bachelor`s degree (180 ECTS) in biology or equivalent qualification in biology.
Objectives of the course
Knowledge:
- Theory of microbial ecology
- Theory of gene and gene expression analyses
- Theory of nucleic acids extraction
- Critical consideration of scientific literature within the topics for the course
- How to write a laboratory report Critical assessment of own results
Skills:
- Isolation of DNA and RNA from environmental samples
- Preparation of samples for sequencing
- Planning molecular laboratory work
- Bioinformatics-phylogenetic analyses
- Bioinformatics - analysis of sequencing results, sequence assemblies
- Present objectives, methods and results.
- Oral and written discussion of results
General competence:
- Theory of environmental genetics
- Experimental design
- Molecular laboratory work
- Evaluation of methods
- Discussion of results
- Presentation of results
Prerequisites
Credit reduction
If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:
- BIO-3134 Applied Molecular Genetics 10 stp
- BIO-3018 Environmental Molecular Genetics 10 stp
- BIO-8018 Environmental Molecular Genetics 10 stp
Teaching methods
Language of instruction and examination
EnglishRecommended reading/syllabus
Available on requestApplication deadline
Assessment
There will be a re-sit examination for students that did not pass the previous ordinary examination
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