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Course code: RRSN10238o13Semester: 2013/2014 winter
Name: Genetics
Major: Agriculture
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 9 / 18 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Henryk Bujak, prof. nadzw. UP
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: The student after ending the course knows the basic genetic processes occurring in the cell, organism and population. The participant can define genetic variability and explain the basic rules of inheritance. The member of the course knows the basis of molecular genetics, genetic engineering and biotechnological methods used in genetics and molecular diagnostics. The student can explain benefits and dangers arising from plant transformation.
Competences: Ending the subject gives the student possibility of further education in such fields like: biotechnology, molecular genetics and genetic engineering. The knowledge of basic molecular genetic methods gives the person a chance to find a job in biotechnological or tissue laboratories, research institutes, plant breeding or other units of the broader agricultural production.
Prerequisites: Botany, Chemistry, Biochemistry.
Course content: The basis of inheritance traits. Interaction of genes. Linkage of genes, location of genes on chromosomes, genetic maps. Polygenic inheritance. The inheritance of quantitative traits, inheritance in populations. Cytological basis of inheritance. Cells’ fission. Molecular basis of inheritance. Gene and chromosomal mutations. Genomic mutations. Theoretical basis of inbreeding and heterosis. Extra-chromosomal inheritance. Biotechnological methods in genetics, genetic transformations. Molecular markers. Methods of in vitro cultures.
Recommended literature: Kosowska B. i in. – Genetyka ogólna. Wyd. UP we Wrocławiu, 2008. Passarge E. - Genetyka ilustrowany przewodnik. Wyd. Lek. PZWL, 2007. Winter P. C., Hickey G. I., Fletcher H. L. – Genetyka. Wyd. Nauk. PWN Warszawa, 2004 Jassem M. - Genetyka: podręcznik dla studentów rolnictwa. Wyd. Uczel. ATR Bydgoszcz, 1999 Tarkowsk Cz.i - Genetyka, hodowla roślin i nasiennictwo. Wyd. AR Lublin, 1999 Muszyński S. – Podstawy genetyki dla rolników. Wyd. SGGW Warszawa, 1993 Węgleński P. (red) - Genetyka molekularna. Wyd. Nauk. PWN Warszawa,1998 Malepszy S. i in. – Biotechnologia roślin. Wyd. PWN Warszawa 2001. Drwa G., Ferenc T. 2010. Podstawy genetyki dla studentów i lekarzy. Wyd. Urban & Partner Wrocław
Assessment methods: Obligatory credits pass of classes. Written exam. The sufficient knowledge to pass is 60%.
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