Faculty of Science

Objectives

To study Mendelian genetics, biochemical basis of heredity, gene structure and function, and the role of genes in development.

Contents

Mitosis and meiosis; cell cycle; Mendelian principles of inheritance; linkage and crossing over; gene location and genetic mapping; sex linkage and sex chromosomes; epistasis; variations in genome structure; Structure, physical and chemical properties of DNA and RNA, DNA replication; transcription and translation; protein synthesis and genetic code; mutation and allelism; The role of genes in development; genes in populations and genes in human life. Introduction to genetic engineering.