Module Identifier BSM1010  
Module Title GENE MANIPULATION TECHNOLOGIES  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator Dr Glyn Jenkins  
Semester Semester 1  
Course delivery Lecture   18 Hours  
  Practical   20 Hours  
Assessment Exam   3 Hours   60%  
  Combined   Essay 20% and Seminar 20%   40%  
  Supplementary examination   3 Hours   100%  

Brief description
core training in the technologies which facilitate and underpin genetic manipulation in plants. Comprehensive theoretical and practical instruction is given in the handling of DNA, RNA and chromosomes, cell and tissue cultures, and associated techniques.