Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Understands the basic concepts concerning the flow of genetic information, its
storage in different parts of the cell and the various structures, functionality and
regulation of gene expression.
- Understands and uses the methods and techniques used to understand the transfer
of genetic information as well as the first stage analysis of DNA.
- Applies DNA and RNA analysis methods.
- Has knowledge of the processes and methods for applications of the molecular
analysis of biomolecules.
- Can distinguish the basic differences between DNA, RNA and protein biomolecules
- Understands the concepts of replication, transcription and translation as well as the
first concepts of gene cloning.
- Uses basic bioinformatics tools to extract information from databases.
- Understands the importance of Molecular Biology in Food Science and Nutrition