| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1, offshore teaching period (see Timetable) |
| Old unit code |
139.225 |
| Outcomes |
Students gain an understanding of the theory and practice of molecular biology, acquiring laboratory skills necessary for the practice of routine molecular biological techniques. |
| Content |
This unit is for students in the biological sciences and chemistry; it is a prerequisite for SCIE3325 Molecular Biology. It is taught jointly by the discipline of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the discipline of Microbiology and Immunology. The unit builds on introductory material presented in SCIE1106 Molecular Biology of the Cell. It features the regulation of gene activity in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and recombinant DNA technology including PCR, site-directed mutagenesis and cloning, plus applications in biotechnology and bioengineering. An introduction to bioinformatics is also provided. |
| Assessment |
This comprises a mid-semester examination (15 per cent), final examination (50 per cent) and laboratory work (35 per cent).
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Associate Professor Robert Tuckey and Associate Professor Manfred Beilharz |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley), QEII Medical Centre, Singapore |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: SCIE1106 Molecular Biology of the Cell and 12 points of Level 1 chemistry plus at least 6 points of another Level 1 biological science unit |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; labs: 2 hrs per week
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| Unit Outline | http://www.unitoutlines.science.uwa.edu.au/Units/SCIE2225/SEM-1/2010 |
| Text | |
Lodish, H. et al. Molecular Cell Biology, 5th edn: W. H. Freeman & Co 2004 |
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