8BKG17 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1X) · Medicinsk biologi
Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics
Active · next start HT 2026
57%
passed the latest regular sitting
17WE · 15 Jan 2026 · 40 students
53%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
17WE · 205 students
87%
Harder than 87% of courses at basic level
Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 84 students.
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17WE Written examination
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53% passed · 205 students
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Later rounds
40% passed · 169 students
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- Pass a later round: 40% (169 students), compared with 53% (205 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4 or 5: 20% (374 students)
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17PE Practical examination
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Main rounds
77% passed · 213 students
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Later rounds
77% passed · 44 students
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- Pass a later round: 77% (44 students), compared with 77% (213 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4 or 5: 44% (257 students)
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17CE Compulsory elements
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 132 students
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Later rounds
100% passed · 65 students
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- Pass a later round: 100% (65 students), compared with 100% (132 students) on the ordinary exam
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About the course
Aim
Knowledge and understandingOn completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- Explain how genetic information is structured, inherited, expressed and regulated in eukaryotes
- Describe what epigenetics is and its role in gene transcription
- Describe the mechanisms that contribute to genetic variation in humans and explain the relationship between genetic variation and complex diseases
- Describe the basic ethical problems arising from the medical application of genetics
Skills and abilitiesOn completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- Identify the relevant techniques employed in classical genetic experiments
- Determine the genetic and/or epigenetic causes and inheritance patterns of familial conditions and evaluate the risk of passing them on
- Execute basic genetic and epigenetic experiments and present the laboratory results in a scientific report
Judgement ability and approachOn completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- Evaluate the advantages, disadvantages and ethical problems that arise in connection with the use of genetic information in healthcare
- Demonstrate a critical approach to the assessment of basic laboratory experiments
- Reflect on the use of model organisms in genetic studies
Content
The course involves the study of basic medical genetics. The course focuses onmolecular genetics, including the structure and function of the human genome,transcriptional regulation and epigenetics. This molecular knowledge will beapplied in order to understand the genetics of simple and complex diseases, the roleof genetics in modern healthcare and ethical issues arising from its use indiagnostics and care. In addition, molecular genetic techniques that can be used inresearch and medical applications are introduced.
The course covers medical genetics, molecular biology and epigenetics, with links topathology and medical ethics.
- Examiner
- Francisca Lottersberger
- Main field of study
- Medicinsk biologi