| Department of Ecology
45 % Forest & Landscape 40 % Department of Agricultural Sciences 10 % Department of Natural Sciences 5 % | |||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | Half a block | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc Students with little freedom in their bachelor should have a chance to take the course | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall All aids allowed Description of Examination: 2 hour written exam on genetic problems, evaluation of case project Weight: 25% lab report, 25% case and 50% written exam 13-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: 23 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | Submission of at least 75% of case and lab reports. | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Genetics 1 consists of 25% theoretical teaching and 25% genetic problem solution and PBL. Case studies will be carried out in project groups. Three parallel practical courses on different areas of genetics will of offered,50%. | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 4a Week Structure: Outside schedule, vertical division Practical courses will be placed in week 3 and 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||
| Competences include: Basic science: Knowledge of DNA as the basic unit of inheritance and source of genetic variation Understanding and comprehending the link between genotype and phenotype Ability to carry out genome characterisation and linkage analyses Basic understanding of quantitative and population genetics. Technology and production: Knowledge of and experience with statistical and laboratory techniques used in genetic research. Ability to use, transfer, evaluate and make judgment of genetics in breeding, linkage analyses, genotyping and analyses of population structure. Ethics and values: Knowledge and understanding of ethics in relation to applying genetics to breeding practises. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||
| Give the students a basic understanding of genetics from DNA, mutations, genome structure, molecular markers, segregation, linkage analyses to quantitative and population genetics. Enable the students to evaluate genetic techniques in relation to microbial-, plant- and animal- improvement and population analysis. Train the students in using genetics to solve scientific problems and understand how genetic analyses supplement: Biochemistry, physiology, morphology and natural resources | |||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||
| In the theoretical part, DNA, genome structure and mutations will be covered at the molecular level in a genetic perspective. Lectures will be given on genotype, phenotype, mitosis, meiosis, genetic segregation, linkage analyses, quantitative and population genetics. This will represent 25% of the course. Another 25% will be used for solving genetic problems and PBL. Three different parallel practical 2 week courses will be offered to supplement the theoretical part: I: Plant population genetics: Quantitative genetics, genetic components of variation, heritability, effects of natural selection and fragmentation and field experiments II: Plant and microbial genetic analyses: Linkage analyses using different molecular markers and physiological traits, genome structure and map based cloning. III: Animal Genetics I: Population genetics, genome structure, markers and mutational analyses. The practical course will cover 50% including a case related to the choice of course. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| Genetics 1 consists of 25% theoretical teaching and 25% will be used for genetic problem solution and PBL. Lectures and problem solution will primarily be undertaken by teachers from IØ but population genetics and quantitative genetics will be taught by IG. PBL will be carried out in project groups within different areas of genetics characterised by choice of method or organism. Teachers from all participating institutes will take responsibility for different projects depending on the choice of topic. Students can choose one of the 3 parallel practical courses depending on their particular interests and study. These courses will consist of hands on laboratory work and theory based in part on original articles related to the experimental projects. The students will work on a case within a chosen area. This will cover 50%. IJV and SL will be responsible for course I, IØ will be responsible for course II and IBHV will be responsible for course III. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||
| Basic course book: BL Hartl og EW Jones: Genetics-Analyses of genes and genomes. Publ. Jones and Barlett 6. edition, supplemented with notes and articles in connection with cases/projects. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Henriette Giese, heg@life.ku.dk, Department of Ecology/Section of Genetics and Microbiology, Phone: 35332638 | |||||||||||||||
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