MBV4120 – Eukaryotic Genes and Genomes

Course content

The course gives a comparative introduction on the size, structure and organisation of eukaryotic genes and genomes, and put an emphasis on the functional significance of a genomes organisation and chromatin-structure.

Learning outcome

After completing this course your competence is expected to include (with focus on the genomes of humans and important model-organisms):

  • To be able to give an account for the complexity, size and composition of eukaryotic genomes.
  • Knowledge of the content of eukaryotic genomes, such as unique and repeated sequences, mobile elements and coding- and non-coding DNA.
  • To know the principles of different levels and types of gene-regulation, and to understand the importance of chromatin modification and small non-coding RNA for epigenetic regulation.
  • To be able to give an account for different types of rearrangement and modification of DNA and RNA.
  • To know the main principles and mechanisms for genetic manipulation of eukaryotic genomes and to be able to make an account for how genetic methodology in model organisms is used in molecular biology research.

Admission to the course

Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The courses MBV4120 and MBV9120 have common admission. Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:

  1. PhD candidates and master students at the MN faculty who have the course as part of the approved curriculum.
  2. Other PhD candidates and visiting PhD candidates.
  3. Students with admission to single courses on master’s level and exchange students
  4. Applicants are ranked by credits in each group; all applicants within 1st rank before applicants in 2nd etc. If admission is limited to a fixed number of participants, admission will be decided by drawing lots for students who are ranked equally

Bachelor grade in molecular biology/biochemistry and/