Module Identifier BSM1010  
Module Title GENE MANIPULATION TECHNOLOGIES  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Dr Glyn Jenkins  
Semester Intended for use in future years  
Next year offered N/A  
Next semester offered N/A  
Course delivery Lecture   18 Hours  
  Practical   20 Hours  
Assessment Semester Exam   3 Hours   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Combined: Essay 20% and Seminar 20%   40%  
  Supplementary Exam   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.