Bi8290 Plant Evolutionary Developmental Biology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jitka Žlůvová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Boris Vyskot, DrSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Jitka Žlůvová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
B4020 Molecular biology || Bi4020 Molecular biology
Basics of molecular biology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course students should be able to:
1. understand and be able to explain basic principles of relationships between evolution and development in higher plants;
2. find new evo-devo questions;
3. formulate reasoned hypotheses of the relationships between evolution and development in examples chosen by students themselves.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basics of the construction pf phylogenetic trees
  • 2. Practical use phylogenetic trees
  • 3. Major transitions in the evolution of plant development
  • 4. Evolution and development of ovules
  • 5. Double fertilisation, endosperm formation and embryogenesis
  • 6. Formation of gynoecium, fruits and seeds
  • 7. Vegetative and floral apical meristem
  • 8. Formation of leaves
  • 9. Formation of flowers
  • 10. Homeotic floral genes
  • 11. Evolutionary innovations in flower formation
Literature
  • Textbook is under construction - Učebnice je v přípravě.
  • VYSKOT, Boris. Přehled vývojové biologie a genetiky. Praha: Ústav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, 1999, 241 s. ISBN 80-902588-1-6. info
Assessment methods
Used teaching methods - lectures, class discussions
Examination - students individually choose between:
1. preparation of a written work that will be subsequently discussed with the lecturer
2. classical oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2009, recent)
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