BLS3152: Molecular Biology I

The aim of this module is to provide basic understanding of biology at molecular level, including the interrelationship between DNA, RNA and protein synthesis. The module further introduces the role of nucleic acid amplification technology and blotting techniques in medical Laboratory diagnostics. At the end of this module, the students will be able to describe the interrelationship between DNA, RNA and proteins, explain gene expression and regulation in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, discuss gene mutation and phenotypic consequences, PCR technologies and their applications, detection of amplicons and finally understand quality assurance and quality control in Molecular Biology Laboratory.