PřF:Bi9020 Evolutionary plant cytogenet.

Bi9020 Evolutionary and comparative plant cytogenetics

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2007

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Mgr. Martin Lysák, Ph.D., DSc. (lecturer)

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Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Genetics (programme PřF, D-BI)
Molecular and Cellular Biology (programme PřF, D-BI)
Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, M-BI)
Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI)
Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Genomika a proteomika)
Molecular Biology and Genetics (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Molekularni a geneticka diagnostika)
General and Molecular Genetics (Eng.) (programme PřF, D-BI)

Syllabus (in Czech)

1. Genome size (GS) variation. C-value paradox. C-value enigma: genome obesity and downsizing. Evolution of GS variation, GS variation in the phylogenetic context. 2. Chromatin and chromosome structure. Heterochromatin. Epigenetic modifications of heterochromatin. 3. B chromosomes. 4. Gametocidal chromosomes. 5. Segmental duplications, whole-genome duplications. (Paleo)polyploidy. Diploidization. Polyploidy and speciation. 6. Meiosis, chromosome pairing and segregation. Chromosomal structural mutations (translocations, inversions etc.). 7. Evolution of centromeres. Centromeric repeats, epigenetic regulation of chromosome segregation. 8. Karyotype evolution. Mechanisms of karyotypic changes. Evolutionary trends in chromosome number variation. 9. The role of chromosome rearrangements in speciation. Recombinational speciation model. 10. Genetic and physical mapping in plants. Genome and chromosome synteny and colinearity. 11. Comparative and evolutionary cytogenetics in the post-genomic era. Plant cytotaxonomy and phylogenomics.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.