LECTURES: Structure and Organization of genetic material in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells - Main features and properties of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes - DNA replication/ Transcription and Translation: from DNA to protein - Gene expression regulation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells - Mechanisms of DNA damage and repair - Transposable elements in plant and microbial genomes - Viruses in Molecular Biology - Basic principles of Recombinant DNA Technology - Genome sequencing and Analysis/ Bioinformatics - Applications of Molecular Biology and DNA Technology in Agriculture
LABORATORY EXERCISES: DNA isolation techniques - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - DNA Electrophoresis/ Digestion with restriction enzymes (endonucleases)/ Ligation - Transformation of bacterial cells - Clone analysis
The Faculty of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), was founded in June 1989 (Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic Νο. 166Α΄/16-6-1989) it is the first University Faculty of Crop Science founded in Greece
