Molecular genetics is the field of biology which studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. Molecular genetics employs the methods of genetics and molecular biology.

Possible topics for this entry:

• The study of macromolecules important in biological inheritance
• forward and reverse genetics screens
  • RNA interference
  • gene knockout
• transgenics and overexpression
• mapping, cloning, and sequencing
• gene expression
  • measuring
  • spatial and temporal regulation
  • cDNAs
• imprinting
• bacterial and phage molecular genetics
• eukaryotic molecular genetics