Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Coursework Only The CA element is compulsory. If non-attendance (without extenuating circumstances), any resit will be capped at 40. |
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Description To develop an understanding of the genetic complexity of biological systems To inform students on the current state of understanding of genetic structure and function in prokaryotes and eukaryotes To provide an overview of genetic mechanisms, heredity and evolution To elaborate and differentiate gene regulatory mechanisms and evolutionary patterns in microbial genomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Discuss the principles of Heredity and describe the current understanding of evolutionary principles 2. Outline the concepts of developmental genetics and explain how a differentiated state develops from an organism s genome. 3. Define the genetic complexity of biological systems and the current state of understanding of genetic structure and function in prokaryotes and eukaryotes 4. Differentiate gene regulatory mechanisms and evolutionary patterns in microbial genomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Eukaryotic GeneticsHeredity - Historical Prospective, Mendelian Genetics, Extensions of Mendelian Genetics Quantitative Genetics, Linkage Crossing Over and Mapping in Eukaryotes, Mitosis and Meiosis, Sex Determination and Sex Chromosomes, Extrachromosomal inheritance, Developmental Genetics, Genetics and Behaviour, Population Genetics, Evolution. SpeciationBacterial and Fungal genetics1. Genomes of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic microorganisms 2. Genetic mutations and DNA repair 3. Horizontal Gene transfer and antimicrobial resistance 4. Mechanisms of gene expression regulation 5. Bacteriophage gene regulation 6. Biofilm development 7. Quorum sensing 8. Microbiome and mycobiome genetics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of Last Revision | 30-MAY-11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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