| CODE | PHB5030 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Molecular Biology and Genetics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The teaching programme is intended to give the students an in-depth review of fundamental and advanced concepts in genetics, genomics and molecular biology. The study unit will cover: - DNA/RNA physiology - Mendelian and non-Mendelian inheritance - Single gene and complex disorders - Differential gene control - Mechanisms of genetic diseases - Molecular Diagnostic approaches - Identification of causative genes and marker genes - Association and linkage studies Learning Objectives By the end of the study-unit the student should have a critical understanding of human genetics and genomics including the fudamental physiology of DNA and many elements of differential gene control, The mechanisms of genetic disease in terms of molecular patho-physiology and the molecular diagnostic approach. Students should at least be familiar with the scope and limitations of the experimental methods employed. Reading List The recommended text is any one of the following: 1. The science of genetics Alan G. Atherly, Jack R. Girton, John F. McDonald Publisher: Fort Worth: Saunders College Publishing, c1999. ISBN: 0030332222 2. Essentials of molecular biology David Freifelder Publisher: Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1985. ISBN: 0867200510 3. Human genetics: the molecular revolution Edwin H. McConkey Publisher: Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c1993. ISBN: 0867208546 Students should also consult current issues of the European Journal of Human Genetics, the American Journal of Human Genetics, Nucleic Acids Research and any others as directed. Students are also referred to significant websites such as online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph Borg Rosienne Farrugia Alex E. Felice Godfrey Grech (Co-ord.) Laura Grech Nikolai Pace Edith Said Jeanesse Scerri Joanna Vella Gabrielle Zammit |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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