Also introduced are the concepts of transcription (as occurs between DNA and RNA) and translation.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• understand how the linear sequence of DNA within a gene is related to the linear sequence of amino acids of a protein
• understand how the information in DNA is carried via RNA to make a protein
• understand how RNA is synthesised from DNA by the process of transcription
• understand where the processes of transcription and translation occur within the cell.