Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies
• 26. - Biological and biomedical sciences
• 26.02 - Biochemistry/biophysics and molecular biology

26.0204 - Molecular biology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the structure and function of biological macromolecules and the role of molecular constituents and mechanisms in supramolecular assemblies and cells. These programs include courses in such topics as molecular signalling and transduction, regulation of cell growth, enzyme substrates and mechanisms of enzyme action, DNA-protein interaction, and applications to fields such as biotechnology, genetics, cell biology, and physiology.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • molecular biology

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• Exclusion(s)

  • biochemistry and molecular biology(26.0210)
  • cellular and molecular biology(26.0406)
  • molecular medicine(26.1401)
  • plant molecular biology(26.0308)