Molecular Biology and Genetics II

Education facts

Code: 1BG230

The course focuses on the regulation of gene expression in bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes, and basic molecular biology and genetics as well as the latest large-scale methods used to study gene function and gene expression. Practical training in PCR, homologous recombination, epigenetics in fission yeast and inactivation of gene expression using RNA interference in the nematode _Caenorhabditis elegans_. Ethical issues in molecular biology and genetics. Study visit to e.g., SciLifeLab.

Entry requirements

60 credits in biology including Molecular Biology and Genetics 10 credits, or Biology A: Patterns and Processes 22.5 credits or Biology A: Patterns, Processes and Science Education 22.5 credits. Participation in Cell Biology 15 credits, of which 5 credits completed, and Physiology 15 credits. Participation in The Basic Principles of Chemistry 15 credits and Chemistry of Life – Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry 15 credits, of which 20 credits must be completed, or The Basic Principles of Chemistry 15 credits, Organic Chemistry I 10 credits and Biochemistry I 5 credits, of which 20 credits must be completed. The course requires practical laboratory experience in molecular biology.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Molecular Biology and Genetics II

  Uppsala University

  Uppsala

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 21 March 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %