MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
| Title | ΜΟΡΙΑΚΗ ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΓΕΝΕΤΙΚΗ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING |
| Code | ΝΝΥ103 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | PPS Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies |
| Collaborating Schools | Physics Medicine Chemistry |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016726 |
Programme of Study: PPS Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies
Registered students: 6
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600286296
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Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600286296
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, the students will be able to understand the molecular basis of cell/cell communication, the mechanisms of oxidative stress and the mechanisms of microbial reproduction.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction, Organization of genetic information, Structure of genomes, genome organisation. Copy of DNA and RNA genomes. Transcription in the prokaryotic and eykaryotic cells. Translation of genetic information. Cloning in plasmids and bacteriophages. Manufacture of genomes and DNA libraries. Applications of Genetic Mechanics in animals, plants and health. Laboratorial familiarization with techniques of isolation and segregation of nucleic acids, digestion with restrictive endonucleases and incorporation in plasmids hosts. Transformation of bacteria. Laboratorial familiarization and experiments.
Keywords
genome, gene, DNA, cDNA, RNA, genetic engineering, replication, transcription, plasmids, bacteriophage, transformation, restriction endonucleases
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Course Organization
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Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Last Update
03-07-2020
