Bi3060 Basic genetics

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Kuglík, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Pavel Lízal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jiřina Relichová, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jiřina Relichová, CSc.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic genetic principles from the secondary school.
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
there are 15 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of this course students should be able: to understand basic principles of classical and molecular genetics; explain the rules of inheritance in cells, individuals and populations; describe basic genetic applications and methods used in medicine, agriculture and animal breeding.
Syllabus
  • 1. Mendelian genetics - history, principles of segregation and independent assortment. 2. Allelic interactions. 3. Gene interactions. 4. Mechanisms of sex determination. Sex differentiation. 5. Inheritance of sex-linked genes. 6. Linkage and crossing-over. 7. Chromosome mapping in haploid and diploid organism. 8. Mitotic segregation and recombination. 9. Microstructure of chromosomes,karyotype. 10.Variations in chromosome number. 11.Variations in chromosome structure. 12.Mutations and mutagens. 13.Genetic determination of quantitative traits and their analysis. 14.Principles of population genetics.
Literature
  • SNUSTAD, D. Peter, Michael J. SIMMONS, Jiřina RELICHOVÁ, Jiří DOŠKAŘ, Jiří FAJKUS, Petr HOŘÍN, Aleš KNOLL, Petr KUGLÍK, Jan ŠMARDA, Jana ŠMARDOVÁ, Renata VESELSKÁ and Boris VYSKOT. Genetika (Principles of Genetics). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, 894 pp. Učebnice. ISBN 978-80-210-4852-2. URL info
  • SNUSTAD, D. Peter and Michael J. SIMMONS. Principles of genetics. 4th ed. New York, N.Y.: John Wiley & Sons, 2006, xx, 866. ISBN 047169939X. info
  • WEAVER, R.F. and P-W. HEDRICK. Genetics. Third Edition. Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1997. info
  • NEČÁSEK, Jan and Ivo CETL. Obecná genetika. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1979. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
weekly lectures, writting test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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