Gene Expression, Human Genome Project and DNA Fingerprinting

Biology · Chapter 8 · Unit 2: Genetics and Evolution

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1. Part 1: Transcription, the genetic code and translation15 slides
2. Part 2: Regulation, the Human Genome Project and DNA fingerprinting16 slides
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Transcription; post-transcriptional processing in eukaryotes (splicing, capping, tailing); terms intron, exon, cistron, recon, muton, monocistronic and polycistronic units
Genetic code: discovery, codon and essential features
Translation (protein synthesis) in prokaryotes
Regulation of gene expression: lac operon in E. coli
Human Genome Project: goals, methodologies (ESTs, sequence annotation), salient features and applications
DNA fingerprinting: technique, applications and ethical issues