Undergraduate Course: The Cell Cycle: DNA Replication, Segregation and Checkpoints (GENE10015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The purpose of the cell division cycle is to ensure the accurate duplication of the cellular DNA and its partitioning into daughter cells. These lectures deal with the molecular mechanisms involved in the fundamental process of DNA replication and the controls regulating its occurrence during the cell cycles of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In bacteria, cell growth and cell wall assembly are coordinated with cell cycle progress, and the assembly of a septum cross-wall is essential for cell division. Duplication of the genetic material becomes more complex in eukaryotic cells, as chromosomes are larger and DNA is tightly packed into chromatin. Controls called checkpoints prevent the cell from initiating late cell cycle events until earlier processes have been correctly completed. Failure of these checkpoints in vertebrate cells is implicated in some forms of cancer. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Notepads |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 30,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
66 )
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Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain the molecular mechanisms of cell cycle checkpoints and control mechanisms in the context of past and current research field.
- summarise and critically discuss research data relevant to the field of the cell cycle.
- design experiments to decipher cell cycle control mechanisms.
- write short essays that critically discuss a specific question in the cell cycle field, and come up with their own ideas and hypotheses.
- extract the key information from a scientific paper and present it in a clear manner to a non-expert audience.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | GENECellCycl |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Adele Marston
Tel: (0131 6)50 7088
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Course secretary | Miss Donna Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7051
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