Bi9090 Evo-devo plant biology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Bureš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. František Zedek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Bureš, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. František Zedek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:50 D31/238
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi2030 High. plant phylog. & divers. ||SOUHLAS
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
Course objectives
Lectures on the diversity of plants from algae to angiosperms as a result of the interaction of development and biological evolution, i.e., in the context of evolutionary developmental biology. The goal is to penetrate the causal relationships hidden behind (not only) the morphological diversity of plants and thus to deepen the knowledge acquired in basic education.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain a basic understanding of plant diversity and the principles of evolutionary developmental biology. They will learn to explain how evolution and developmental processes influence plants. Students will become familiar with methods for reconstructing plant trait evolution and phylogenetic relationships and will be able to apply basic Evo-Devo principles to the study of plants.
Syllabus
  • 1. Evolution and development - Evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo) of plants as a scientific discipline - Interaction of natural selection and development in determining the direction of plant evolution - Ontogenetic development vs. Structuralism as boundaries for variation. 2. Reconstructing trait evolution in plant Evo–Devo studies – Species phylogenies and tree thinking – Inferring trait evolution – Reconstructing the evolution of genes associated with the trait of interest – Determining the evolution of biochemical properties – Synthesizing the molecular evolution of the trait of interest
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MINELLI, Alessandro. Plant evolutionary developmental biology : the evolvability of the phenotype. Photo by Maria Pia Mannucci. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018, xii, 458. ISBN 9781107034921. info
  • CARROLL, Sean B. Nekonečné, nesmírně obdivuhodné a překrásné : nová věda evodevo. Translated by Zdeněk Žáček. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2010, 349 s. ISBN 9788020018007. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, 2 hours weekly
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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