Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

BTG 301 — Molecular Genetics

BTG department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

explain molecules conferring genetic properties and hereditary to organisms
describe the genetic codes, translation, transcription and regulatory mechanisms
explain different types of mutations in cells, causes, mechanisms, recombination and cellular repair process
describe DNA and RNA replications, transformation, conjugation and transduction; and
demonstrate some experimental skills in molecular genetics

Course contents

Fundamental principles of genetics at the molecular level. Chemical nature of hereditary material. The genetic code, regulatory mechanisms, the molecular basis of mutation. DNA replication and Sciences 121 New recombination. Molecular genetics at the level of DNA sequence: point mutation, frame-shift mutation, depurination, deamination.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study BTG 301.

BTG 301 — Molecular Genetics

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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