NBIC52 · 6 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Biologi, Bioteknik, Kemisk biologi, Kemi
Molecular Genetics
Active · next start VT 2027
62%
passed the latest ordinary exam
TEN1 · 29 May 2026 · 107 students
79%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
TEN1 · 437 students
Unusually hard in 2025/26
62% passed the ordinary exam in 2025/26 (107 students), against 85% on average in earlier years (330 students).
Part of 5 programmes
Exam
TEN1 Written examination
- 5
- 4
- 3
- U
Ordinary exams
79% passed · 437 students
- 62%107
- 45%89
- 100%83
- 96%83
- 100%75
Re-exams
36% passed · 86 students
- 42%26
- 59%22
- 18%38
- Pass the re-exam: 36% (86 students), compared with 79% (437 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4 or 5: 45% (523 students)
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
LAB1 Laboratory work
- G
- U
Main rounds
96% passed · 254 students
- 94%89
- 95%86
- 100%79
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
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Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Seminar assignments
- G
- U
Main rounds
95% passed · 252 students
- 96%89
- 90%86
- 100%77
Later rounds
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Hand-in or lab
LAB2 Laboratory work
- G
- U
Main rounds
76% passed · 191 students
- 88%92
- 65%99
Later rounds
100% passed · 39 students
- 100%8
- 100%31
- Pass a later round: 100% (39 students), compared with 76% (191 students) on the ordinary exam
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Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Seminar assignments
- G
- U
Main rounds
92% passed · 192 students
- 89%93
- 95%99
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
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About the course
Aim
The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge of structure and function of nucleic acids in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. The course aims also to provide theoretical and experimental knowledge in gene technology. After completing the course the student will be able to:
- give an account for the mechanisms at a molecular level of genetics in the course
- present some applications of genetic engineering
- show experimental skills in the area of molecular genetics.
Content
The course treats the functions and structures of nucleic acids. The course also introduces the concepts of transcription, translation, control of gene expression, mutations, DNA repair and DNA recombination as well as genetic engineering. On the course there are laboratory practicals with basic methods in molecular genetics. The seminars focus on how methods in molecular genetics can be applied for the development of a sustainable society, and discuss related ethical aspects.
One of the laboratory practicals on the course is part of the track Qualitative Laboratory Work with Reflection (Kvalitativt Laborativt Arbete med Reflektion, KLA-R). This track is part of the courses with molecular biology labs on the program. On the KLA-R lab you will work independently in the lab, receive feedback on your practical work and be given the opportunity to reflect on your development as a laboratory practitioner.
- Examiner
- Jenny Hagenblad
- Scheduled hours
- 48 h
- Main field of study
- Biologi, Bioteknik, Kemisk biologi, Kemi