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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2016/2017

Medium of Instruction: SIL 2006 POPULATION GENETICS
English
The course is an introduction to the concept of population
Soft Skills genetics for maintenance and importance of genetic
CS3, CT2, LL2 variation in human, microbes, plants for biodiversity,
agriculture, breeding and fisheries. The course also
Main References: introduces the statistical programs that is needed for
1. Fincham J.R.S., Day P.R., Radford A. (1979). Fungal understanding the principles of population genetics.
Genetics (4th edition). Blackwell Scientific
Publications. QH431 FIN V.4 Assessment Methods:
2. Moore D., Novak Frazer LA., (2002). Essential Fungal Continuous Assessment: 40%
Genetics. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. QK602 Final Examination: 60%
MOO 2002
3. Snusted and Simmons (2011) Principles of Medium of Instruction:
Genetics,6nd Edition, Wiley ISBN 0470903597 English
Soft Skills
SIL 2004 BIOINFORMATICS AND PHYLOGENETICS CS3, CT3, TS2, LL3, EM1, LS2
This course will give an overview of bioinformatics and Main References:
phylogenetics analysis with an emphasis on specific tools 1. Mathew b. Hamilton, Wiley Blackwell Publishing
for solving specific problems, focusing on the asumptions Principles of Population Genetics (Background)
that underpin these approaches and how to analyse the Author: Hartl DL and Clark AG
resulting data. It will specifically focus on practical 2. Cambridge University Press 3rd Edition 1997
bioinformatics in particular for current research, and Genetics of Populations
technology developments in molecular biology. Author: Hedrick. PW

Assessment Methods:
Continuous Assessment: 40% SIL 2007 QUANTITATIVE GENETICS
Final Examination: 60%
The course is an introduction to the concept of quantitative
Medium of Instruction: genetics for genetic improvement program.
English
Assessment Methods:
Soft Skills Continuous Assessment: 40%
CS3, CT2 Final Examination: 60%
Main References: Medium of Instruction:
1. Baxevanis,A.D.&Ouelette,F.(2005). Bioinformatics: A English
Practical Guide to the Analysis of Gene and Proteins.
John Wiley. Soft Skills
2. Page, R.D.M. & Holmes, E.C. (1998). Molecular CS3, CT3, TS2, LL3, EM1, LS2
Evolution: A Phylogenetic Approach. Blackwell.
Main References:
1. Falconer, D.S. & Mackay, T.S. (1996). Introduction to
SIL 2005 EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS Quantitative Genetics. 4th ed. Wesley Longman.
2. Hartl, T.L. & Jones, E.W. (1999). Essential Genetics.
This course introduces population genetics theory as the Jones & Bartlett.
basis of the genetic model of evolutionary change; 3. Stufflebeam, C.E. (1989). Genetics of Domestic
microevolution; macroevolution and the evolution of Animals. Prentice Hall.
genetic systems. Topics include evolutionary processes
in populations, molecular clocks, neutral theory,
coalescent theory, species concept, speciation, co- SIL 2008 MOLECULAR GENETICS
evolution, evolution of genomes and evolution of genetic
systems. This course includes topics involved in eukaryotic DNA
replication,gene transcription and translation. The topics
Assessment Methods: covered: Eukaryotic genome, C-value paradox, histones
Continuous Assessment: 40% and non-histone proteins, heterochromatin and
Final Examination: 60% euchromatin, classes of DNA, DNA replication in
eukaryotes, transcription, RNA polymerases I, II and III,
Medium of Instruction: gene regulation in eukaryotes, various control and
English regulatory elements, pre-mRNA processing and
alternative splicing, RNA processing events (rRNA, tRNA,
Soft Skills trans-splicing, RNA-editing), posttranscriptional control of
CS1, CS2, CS3, CT1, CT2, LL1, LL2 gene expression, transcriptional regulation (DNA binding
domains), and transcriptional regulation through signal
Main References: transduction pathway.
1. Ridley, M. (2003), Evolution. Blackwell Science.
2. Smith, J.M. (2008) Evolutionary Genetics, Oxford Assessment Methods:
Univ. Press Continuous Assessment: 40%
3. Halliburton (2004) Introduction to Population Final Examination: 60%
Genetics, Pearson
Medium of Instruction:
English

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