Molecular Biology

Μάθημα: Molecular Biology
Course Number: B1003
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COURSE OUTLINE

 

  1. GENERAL
FACULTY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES & FORESTRY
DEPT. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
    LEVEL OF STUDIES Undergraduate
                   COURSE CODE B1003                       SEMESTER 2nd/4th
                COURSE TITLE Molecular Biology
INDIVINDUAL TEACHING ACTIVITIES WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS ECTS
Lectures and Exercises 5 5
COURSE TYPE: Basic Optional
                 PRECONDITION LESSONS: None
                            TUTORIAL LANGUAGE: Greek
LESSON OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS Yes
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  1. LEARNING RESULTS
Learning Results
The main goal of the course is to provide the students with a concise review of the molecular biology of plants and microorganisms like fungi, bacteria and viruses.

 
General skills
By the end of the course the students are expected to be able to grasp basic molecular cell functions as well as topics related with the structure and function of genetic material, i.e. DNA and RNA.

 

 

  1. COURSE CONTENT
Structure and content of genomes, DNA replication, transcription and translation of genetic information, regulation of gene expression.

 

 

  1. INFORMATIVE AND LEARNING EVALUATION METHODS
WAY OF TEACHING In classroom presentations and theoretical exercises
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ICT use (power point)
TEACHING ORGANIZATION Activity Amount of activity in Semester
Lectures 39
Exercises 26
Individual research 60
Total

(25 hours per credit unit)

  

125
STUDENT EVALUATION

 

 Final written exams

 

  1. RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Lewin B., “Genes VIII”

2. Watson James, Baker Tania, Bell Stephen, Gunn Alexander, Levine Michael, Richard Losick, “Molecular Biology of the Gene”