Unit 7 · Molecular Biology and Recombinant DNA Technology

A/L Biology

• DNA as the genetic material
• DNA replication
• Transcription: making RNA from DNA
• The genetic code and translation
• Regulation of gene expression
• Mutations at the molecular level
• Genome organisation
• The tools of recombinant DNA technology
• Gene cloning and selection
• PCR and gel electrophoresis
• DNA sequencing and DNA fingerprinting
• Applications of recombinant DNA technology, biosafety and bioethics