Molecular Genetics

Course Outline: (34 hours)

Contents:

1. Introduction, background and position

2. Important and common definitions and terms

3. Replication, transcription and interpretation of DNA molecule

4. Genetic secret key, recombination

5. Mutation, mutation, and molecular mechanisms of mutation appearance

6. Molecular mechanisms of DNA repair

7. Hereditary metabolic diseases

8. Molecular methods for prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases

9. Gene therapy, applications and visions

10. Background, importance and achievements of the international plan of human genome