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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2017/2018

Progress defence (oral): 5%
Viva: 20%
SIL 2012 PLANT GENETICS AND GENE
MANIPULATION Medium of Instruction:
English
The course introduces principles of genetics and selection
techniques used in plant breeding. Techniques used in Soft Skills
biotechnology for gene manipulation will also be discussed. CS3, CT3, LL2, EM2
Case studies and application of molecular-based
technology and practical sessions will be conducted. Main References:
Scientific journals, references related to the topic chosen,
Assessment Methods: related websites, discussions with supervisors.
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
SIL 3002 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN GENETICS AND
Medium of Instruction: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
English
The course provides students with an exposure to work at
Soft Skills a diagnostic or research laboratory outside of the
CS4, CT2, TS3, EM1 university’s environment. Students are able to observe the
application of information from university courses and to
Main References: use it in the course of their attachment to these laboratories.
1. Slater A, Scott NW and Fowler MR (2003) Plant
Biotechnology: The Genetic Manipulation of Plants Assessment Methods:
2. Molecular Markers in Plants (2012) Robert J. Henry. Continuous assessment: 100%
John Wiley & Sons
3. Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding (2012) George Medium of Instruction:
Acquaah John Wiley & Sons English

Soft Skills
SIL 2013 ANIMAL GENETICS AND GENE CS3, CT2, TS3, LL2
MANIPULATION

The course is an introduction to the genetic principles, SIL 3004 ADVANCED GENETICS
various breeding techniques and manipulation of genes for
genetic improvement of animal. Gene mutation, the Luria-Delbrück fluctuation test, the ClB
chromosome, the Ames test for mutagenicity, trinucleotide
Assessment Methods: repeat expansion, DNA repair systems: direct repair,
Continuous Assessment: 40% nucleotide and base excision repair, mismatch repair, and
Final Examination: 60% recombinational repair, sister chromatid exchange,
harlequin chromosomes, homologous recombination: the
Medium of Instruction: Holliday model, the Meselson-Radding model, and the
English double-stranded break model, gene conversion, site-
specific recombination, transposition: Ds and Ac,
Soft Skills transposons: insertion sequence, complex transposon, and
CS4, CT2, TS3, EM1 composite transposon, transposon tagging, non-Mendelian
inheritance: maternal effect, epigenetic inheritance (dosage
Main References: compensation and genomic imprinting - Prader-Willi
1. SB Primrose and RM Twyman (2006) Principles of Gene syndrome and Angelman syndrome, uniparental disomy:
Manipulation and Genomics. isodisomy and hetrerodisomy), and extranuclear or
2. Cockett, Noelle E.; Kole, Chittaranjan (2009). Genome cytoplasmic inheritance (maternal inheritance,
Mapping and Genomics in Domestic Animals. pigmentation trait in plants, male-sterility trait, petite traits:
segregational petite mutants and vegetative petite mutants
- neutral petites and suppressive petites, chloroplast
SIL 3001 RESEARCH PROJECT IN GENETICS inheritance in Chlamydomonas, uniparental inheritance),
evolution of the concept of the gene: function and structure,
This course intends to introduce practical aspects of the the complementation test, the cis-trans test, homoalleles
principles of Genetics and Molecular Biology. Students will and heteroalleles, intragenic complementation, limitations
be exposed to research methodology in Genetics and on the use of the complementation test.
Moleculr Biology, critical scientific thinking, methods for
problem solving, research ethics, record keeping, Assessment Methods:
presentation and scientific writing skills. Continuous Assessment: 40%
Final Examination: 60%
Students are required to:
1) write a project proposal and carry out literature review Medium of Instruction:
2) carry out experiments in the laboratory English
3) analyse data
4) write a dissertation Soft Skills
5) present the results of the research CT3, CS2, LL2
Assessment Methods: Main References:
Continuous Assessment: 100% 1. Principles of Genetics 4th Edition (Snustad and
Consisting of; Simmons). Wiley Publications
Thesis: 70% 2. Genetic Analysis and Principles (Brooker)
Proposal defence (oral) : 5% 3. Other Basic Genetics text books

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