Applications of molecular genetics

Quick guide to essay writing
Read Chapters 15 and 16 in the textbook.- Textbook Biology: Exploring the Diversity of Life
Peter Russell. CSE Writing style.
Applications of molecular genetics
The final part of this course concerns itself with applications of molecular biology. They range from cloning to gene therapy, genetic engineering, PCR, genomic libraries, to proteomics and genomics, to name only a few.
These topics are not covered in exams and assignments, however, you will be required to write an essay in which you demonstrate that you have read and understood the material in the e-textbook.
Search for and read additional literature.
Develop a thesis statement.
If in doubt about the quality of your thesis statement, contact your Academic Expert.
Write a draft of your essay.
Consult the long guide and the marking rubric to refine your essay before submitting.
Long guide to essay writing
Before you write the essay, you will have to study the chapters “DNA Technologies” and “Genomes and Proteomes” in the eText (Chapters 15 and 16). Once you have a general understanding of these technologies, your task is to focus on one of them that interests you. Alternatively and/or in addition, you may find external sources of literature in the library on other topics, but they should at least relate to one of the issues of modern genetic technologies.
Throughout the essay, you will need to demonstrate your understanding of the relevant terms and content covered in Chapters 15 and 16.
Essays are the most personal form of science writing, and essay writing style is fundamentally different from how you would write a lab report. Unlike a lab report that mimics scholarly (and admittedly dry) scientific writing, an essay should be a piece of argumentative writing that conveys a viewpoint. If essay writing is completely new to you or if your writing skills need more development, you are strongly encouraged to consult the Write Site.
Essays are centered on a thesis statement. This statement is the core of your essay, and you need to take great care to develop a strong thesis statement.
The whole purpose of your essay is to defend and to back your thesis statement. Use and cite a minimum of three resources, apart from the textbook. You will find books and scholarly articles online at the AU Library. If you are new to the AU library, start by visiting this site:
http://library.athabascau.ca/AULibOrient.html
In addition you may consult these sources:
https://www.nature.com/scitable
https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
Essay structure
1. Title
You have considerable flexibility for the essay title. Although it should convey to some degree what the essay is about, you can use evocative sentences or statements.
2. Introduction
This should be one paragraph in which you arouse the reader’s interest. The thesis statement (one sentence) should be included in the introductory paragraph and underlined or otherwise highlighted. Remember that throughout the rest of the essay, you will argue in support of that thesis statement.
3. Body of the text
List your arguments in support of the thesis statement paragraph by paragraph. Include literature citations, following CSE style in this section. Any information that you present that does not represent common knowledge should be referenced in the same sentence using CSE style.
Each paragraph of the body should clearly convey only one argument in support of the thesis statement.
4. Conclusion
Briefly summarize your arguments in support of the thesis statement, write some concluding remarks and provide an outlook.
5. References
Provide a minimum of three external references in support of the thesis statement; also include the textbook as a reference. Use CSE style for the citations in the text and for the references in this section. Remember that science writing paraphrases without using direct quotes. (review Section 7 in the How to write Lab Reports section of the Home Lab Manual.)

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