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Tulane Medical School

Hayward Genetics Center

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  HMGN 706 - HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

    Melanie Ehrlich, Spring, 2008

    This course will take a detailed looked at molecular genetics in humans, including the organization of the human genome; DNA replication, mutation and repair; molecular methods in research; gene expression and regulation; and the molecular basis of human disease.

Text: Human Molecular Genetics, 3rd Ed. (2004) by Tom Strachan & Andrew P. Read

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Course Schedule

For first exam: required readings from textbook

Topic 1: Nucleic Acid and Chromosome Structure

Topic 2: Nucleic Acid Hybridization

Topic 3: Human Genome

Topic 4: PCR

Topic 5: Transcription

Topic 6: Posttranscriptional Processing

Topic 7: Translation and Posttranslational Processing

Topic 8: Pathogenic Mutations