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Course details
Course code: BHN10284o14
Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: GENETICS
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 9 / 18 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Edward Pawlina
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: After completing the course, the student will: W1 - knows the basic rights and issues of the basics of classical genetics cytogenetics, immunogenetics and population genetics quantitative traits [BH1_W01, BH1_W10]. Skills: Student: U1 - is able to explain and analyze the phenomena of genetic inheritance and the problem of the quality characteristics of autosomal and sex-linked traits [BH1_05, BH1_U07], U2 - is able to correctly interpret the variability of quality characteristics and to draw practical conclusions [BH1_U07, BH1_U10], U3 - able to recognize the types of chromosomal aberrations [BH1_U12].

Competences: K1 - The student understands the importance of knowledge of genetics in the practice and its continuous updating [BH1_K01].

Prerequisites: biochemistry

Course content: Determining in the genetic characteristics of the animal, inheritance and variability of quality characteristics, mutations and mutagenic factors, sex and inheritance of sex-linked traits, issues of classical genetics, molecular and cytogenetics.

Recommended literature: 1. Nowicki B., Kosowska B.: Genetyka i podstawy hodowli zwierząt. PWRiL, Warszawa 1995. 2. Winter P.C., Hickey G.I. Fletcher H.L.: Genetyka. PWN, Warszawa 2001. 3. Charon K., Świtoński M.: Genetyka zwierząt, PWN, Warszawa 2000. 4. Pawlina E., Geringer H., Kosowska B., Kruszyński W.: Genetyka zwierząt. Przewodnik do ćwiczeń., Wydawnictwo UP we Wrocławiu, Wrocław 2011

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