Molecular Biology & Molecular Genetics

Catalog description

Molecular Biology & Molecular Genetics is the companion course to the Biochemistry and Introduction to Genetics courses and is offered in the spring semester of the first year. The Molecular Biology portion of the course will discuss nucleotide metabolism, DNA replication, RNA synthesis and processing, protein synthesis, and regulation of gene expression in humans. Molecular biology techniques used in Medicine will also be discussed. The Molecular Genetics portion of the course will discuss the Human Genomic Project and the search for genes involved in single gene and common multifactorial diseases such as Types 1 and 2 Diabetes and cancer. The genetics of diseases related to Podiatric Medicine such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and Type 2 Diabetes will be discussed. Techniques such as animal models and microarrays that are used to study the function of newly identified genes will be presented. The diagnosis, screening, and treatment (present and future) of genetic diseases will also be presented with emphasis on the important role genetics may play in podiatric medicine. Prerequisites: PCLP 601, PCLP 603